Globalisation, 2004
Inkjet on archival paper mounted on aluminium
168 x 120 x 0.3cm, edition of 5
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Globalisation, 2004 (detail)
Inkjet on archival paper mounted on aluminium
168 x 120 x 0.3cm, edition of 5
GLOBALISATION
..It has an ominous tone, the mode of display (projection) invoking surveillance techniques used in warfare and international espionage. Yet these are the tools of the earliest map-makers, who projected cartographic drawings onto the wall, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Globalisation traces the land mass of every nation, as in traditional maps, but then, in a democratic gesture of equality, places them on top of each other like a pile of odd-sized pancakes, so that the whole world pivots on the centre of every single nation. In the same spirit as Mùller's other mapping projects, national borders become no more than an abstract concept, illustrated here with a flurry of lines emanating from an ill-defined central source...
Felicity Fenner, Primavera 2005 Catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney
...Globalisation is reminiscent of the mysteriously beautiful images taken by deep space satellites on their long, silent journeys through outer space. Resembling a galaxy in its embryonic stages of development the image, created by overlaying the slender white outlines of all worldly nations over a single, central axis. is a historical signpost to the unique origins of mankind.
The tangled web of connectivity, impossibly dense at the core and radiating irregularly outwards like the interference patterns from several radio broadcasts, acts as both as a metaphor for this undercurrent of humanity as well as a celebration of the infinite possibilities of the human genome...
Emily Wong, Tom Mùller, Melbourne Art Fair 2004