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  • We acquired this object.

2020

  • Work on this object began.

2021

2025

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ISphere

This is a iSphere. It is dated 2020. Its medium is polyethylene terephthalate glycol (pet-g) transparent plastic. It is a part of the department.

Marco Canevacci and Yena Young are directors of the art group Plastique Fantastique. When cities around the world mandated face coverings, Canevacci and Young developed the iSphere, a transparent, hollow sphere that fits over the human head. This amusing but also serious object is reminiscent of 1950s space helmets.

It is credited Courtesy of Plastique Fantastique.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 35 × 35 cm (13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics.

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