Bodies Joined

Bodies Joined

Nature is a biologic mirror to the stories and structures of our bodies. A sculpture originally created for the WHO Health Pavilion at COP27 and COP28, now held by the Natural History Museum, Abu Dhabi.

Mediums

Sand cast recycled aluminium

Fallen pine branches

Partners

World Health Organisation

Wellcome Trust

Sand casting process to make individual branches

Sand casting process to make individual branches

Assembled freestanding in the workshop

Assembled freestanding in the workshop

Bodies Joined by a Molecule of Air, explores fractals, the biologic patterns that are present in human bodies and mirrored in the bodies of plants, trees and our more-than-human relatives. The sculpture was created using fallen pine branches hand cast from recycled metals, including radiator and engine parts. The seven metre sculpture is intended to resemble both human lungs and two trees that have fallen into each other. Originally created for the Health Pavilion at COP27 and COP28, to put health on the climate change agenda for the first time.
Branches and capillaries grow into each other: the land and the body are one.

Press

Japan Times How climate change is linked to human health
The Guardian Environment editor speaks to the creator of this remarkable sculpture at Cop27
Forbes Climate art at COP 27

Invisible flock design drawing of tree lung concept.

Invisible flock design drawing of tree lung concept.