I) The World is Flat

The Insignificant Triptych

Insignificant:I) The World is Flat

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" glass mosaic on wood with photos, text, ruler and a rose quartz marble 6" long x 14.25" high x 7.5" deep ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

This quote by Hannah Arendt, a German born American political theorist / philosopher (1906-1975), was the inspiration and seminal idea for "The World is Flat". In "The World is Flat", I tried to speak about our environment, climate change, scientific fact and how the erosion of truth diminishes us all, our natural world included.

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" [detail ] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"Fare thee well to honey bees / say adieu to birds / the crickets had their last quartet / the polar bears last dance." [text around sides and front at top]

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"we were / promised / the moon" [text around orb pedestal]

"Insignificant : I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"His nose has increased so much."
[text at base of Pinocchio image]

"Insignificant: I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

Here is a River of Facts.

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This River of Facts is brought to you by NASA , and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

"Insignificant - I) The World is Flat" [detail] ©Diana Maria Rossi 2017

"We hold these truths to be self-evident --- that climate change is real (for now); that CO2 has exceeded a safe level, our oceans are warming, the ice caps are melting, and polar bears are threatened with extinction." [text encircling base]

"There is a hole in the ozone bigger than the hole in my worried heart that knows this is a human made problem."
[text on side of "river"]

"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it." Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi
[text is along the top curve]

This is the underside of the piece and includes climate change facts as they pertain to coral reefs. This fact sheet was generated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Department of Commerce (National Ocean Service), and can be read here: River of Facts

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Insignificant:I) The World is Flat

The Insignificant Triptych