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Weltkarte des Lebens und ErdgeistWorld Map of Life and Earth spiritLiving Planet Square |
Stefan Szczesny & André Heller
Villeroy & Boch (Mettlach) 2000 |
Six ceramic walls or 3.3 x 8.6 m, with tile maps of both sides, showing the World Map of Life (by Stefan Szczesny), surround a walk-through pavilion, against which a 14 m high "earth spirit" with bird's head and body covered with ivy (by André Heller) is resting.
The maps are in bright colours. The six maps on the outside have human figures and animal left white, with numbers referring to the 200 ecoregions. The maps on the inside all figures are coloured.
 Africa, Southern Asia and Australia |
 North America, Northern Atantic and Europe |
 Europe and Asia |
 North Pacific and North America |
 Southeast Pacific, South America, South Atlantic and Africa |
 Antarctic Ocean from South America to New Zealand |
 Indian Ocean |
 North Atlantic, Europe and North Africa |
 Europe, Asia and North Africa |
 North America, North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific |
 South Atlantic and South Indian Ocean |
 South Pacific Ocean |
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Living Planet Square Dear Visitors, You are facing a symbol of the world exhibition EXPO 2000. Living Planet Square has been moved from Hanover to Mettlach. This spectacular piece of work, contributed to the exhibition by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), has thus found its new home in the region bordering Germany, France and Luxembourg. The WWF campaign "Global 200" was based on an idea conceived by the multimedia artist André Heller and documents the aim of protecting over 200 ecoregions worldwide. The ensemble before you is made up of a walk-through pavilion, against which the figure of the "earth spirit" is resting and around which there are six ceramic walls. The 12 tile pictures were created by the internationally renowned artist Stefan Szczesny and represent a "World Map of Life". This work, "the largest ceramic puzzle in the world", stands for the five continents and the Antarctic. Its technical realisation took place in Mettlach at the mosaic studio of Villeroy & Boch and made extremely exacting demands of the ceramic specialists involved. In supporting this project Villeroy & Boch is stressing its commitment to the environment. Together with the WWF we want to inspire people from all over the world to preserve the diversity and beaty of our planet. A donation is all that is required to make a personal contribution to this end and have your name inscribed on one of the pieces in the puzzle. Celebrities such as Steffi Graf and Pierce Brosnan, alias James Bond, have already set a good example. We would be happy to hear of your interest. You might even wish to commit yourself now! Order forms are available in the pavillion, or simply contact the WWF information service: WWF Germany, Rebstöcker Straße 55, 60326 Frankfurt am Main; phone: 069/79144-143 or e-mail: info@wwf.de |
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