New Location @ University of Saarland found!
The Solar Peace Sculpture in its 6-meter version has found a new location at the Stuhlsatzenhausweg and is expected to be built up again after leaving the old spot due to the start of construction of the Scheer Tower. Read more ...
The Solar Peace Sculpture erected at university of Saarland
On Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 the Solar Peace Sculpture was erected at the Campus of the University of Saarland next to the Mensa. Pictures of the ceremony available in the press-section.
Catch this! SPS geocached!
Thank you!
I would like to thank all participants of the "Solar Peace Sculpture Project" all over the world and especially my team in the Saarland that the first step on the way to the big 15-meter sculpture is done. The 6-meter Solar Peace Sculpture is on the campus of the University of the Saarland, the project of the multi-media installation in the base of the sculpture is its way.
The financing of the 6-meter version was made possible by funds from the estate of my sister Catherine George, who always believed that there will be this 15-Meter Solar Peace Sculpture one day and that it will carry its message to the world .
Thank you all guys!
Presentation of initial ideas for the interactive installation in the base of the SPS
In a presentation of the first ideas of the student seminar for interactive installation in the base of the Solar Peace Sculpture was presented. Read more ...
DFKI @ University of Saarland supports the SPS
"We plan in line with a course for students to create interactive presentations for the base of the Solar Peace Sculpture. One idea could be that the active presence of the viewer around the sculpture or the active extracted energy of the solar panels will be integrated into the presentation. In line with the sculpture a digital supply is then related to subjects like energy consumption and scarcity of resources. The students get the unique opportunity to participate on an art project."
Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (DFKI GmbH, Dezember 2010)
See the Solar Peace Sculpture!
Click here to jump directly to the image collection from the assembly and the first presentation at the Art.Fair21 in 2010 …
HTW facing new project challenges
With the planned multi-media-installation in the base of the Solar Peace Sculpture different construction details of the sculpture will have to be changed and adapted, like Prof. Dr. Günter Schmidt-Gönner says. The engineers of the HTW prepare these technical components, which should be moved in the next project phase.
About the Solar Peace Sculpture: The Sign of the Time
To sound a global alarm of our crisis of consumption, Fred George conceived of the Solar Peace Sculptures. The works are inspired by Gerald Holtom´s 1958 emblem for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, known as the peace sign.
Standing 58 feet high, the sculpture is constructed from 80 oil barrels, with a solar energy panel attached to each barrel. The sculpture fabricates a sustainable resource that feeds back into the city´s electrical grid. At a time when we have never been more dependent on oil for our daily transport, this donation of energy delivers a message of environmental responsibility and social pride. Symbolically, this piece of art represents a call to the world that the time of sole reliance on fossil fuel is running out. The human casualties, stemming from the oil wars, will only increase if we do not embrace alternative energy. Employing solar power is an obvious solution. For New York City and Germany it will become a great symbol of energy conservation and a call for peace worldwide.
But the Solar Peace Sculpture is not only social commentary. It is also an active commitment to energy conservation, transforming a symbol of consumption into production by literally generating energy.
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