World in Ruins

World in Ruins is a sculptural work that reflects on the fragility of global order and the ease with which shared realities can fracture. A damaged globe, wrapped in barbed wire, becomes a condensed image of a world divided by violence, exclusion, and the erosion of ethical responsibility.

The globe was accidentally broken during an act of exploration, underscoring how destruction does not always emerge from intent, but can occur through carelessness, distance, or play. This gesture becomes a quiet yet unsettling metaphor for contemporary reality, where systems collapse not only through aggression, but through indifference, repetition, and the normalisation of harm.

Barbed wire introduces a language of restriction, borders, and control, transforming the globe from a symbol of unity into a contested territory. The work holds tension between innocence and consequence, intimacy and geopolitical rupture, suggesting that the world does not fall apart at once, but fractures gradually through countless unguarded moments.

World in Ruins does not propose a resolution. Instead, it asks how responsibility is distributed in times of crisis, and how easily a fragile world can be damaged while appearing intact.