In 2008, British Artist Marc Quinn created ‘Planet’, one of the three sculptures which were informed by highly personal family moments with a permanent installation unveiled at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay.
The immense artwork is a seven month old sleeping child fabricated from painted bronze and steel; designed to give the impression of being weightless and suspended in mid-air despite the fact it weighs seven tons and 10 metres in length; rendering it an engineering feat.
The three pieces ‘Planet’ ‘Innoscience’ and ‘Lucas’ collectively depict the history of his son in early childhood, including peculiar details — such as a chemically developed formula used in his son’s diet to communicate his violent allergy towards cow’s milk — was incorporated into the polymer clay used in the crafting of ‘Innoscience’.
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