Global Issues (Limited Signed Edition)

It all starts with overproduction. The factory’s machines churn tirelessly, day and night, pumping out globes in numbers that far exceed any reasonable demand. Workers feed endless raw materials into the assembly lines – more plastic, more paint, more faux-terrestrial wonders, all destined to collect dust in warehouses or clutter the shelves of bargain shops. In the frenzy of mass production, the beauty of the globe’s intricate detailing and representation of the world’s fragile ecosystems is lost in the rush for quantity over quality. Erik Kessels takes a hard look at globes, once symbols of geographic wonder, now soulless, empty vessels, spinning in the void of industrial excess.