[154-7] Refugee (Republic) Network
Ingo Günther, German, born 1957
2016
Mixed media
Diameter: 30 in. (76.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2017.35.3
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Label
Ingo Günther has been making a series titled World Processor for over twenty-five years. This illuminated globe is one of many that represent what is knowable about the world from the perspective of data and statistics. Drawing on the United Nations’ Human Development Report, as well as other statistics gathered by institutions, agencies, and independent researchers, Günther selects subjects that, when graphically visualized, alter our perceptions of the world. Most of his topics are easily comprehended visually but challenging to absorb through prose, numbers, charts, or graphs. This globe shows concentrations and movements of refugees worldwide. While his globe helps us understand the scale of refugee flow on Earth, his presentation shows us how simple data and graphs can quantify and dehumanize a global crisis. One may wonder how geopolitical struggle can evolve from the collection of data like that featured here. From the 2019 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 95, Creating Knowledge and Control, curated by Annabelle Bardenheier '19, Conroy Programming Intern
Course History
German Club, Winter 2019
GERM 03, Intermediate German, Klaus Mladek and Lisa Oberberger, Spring 2020
GERM 03, Intermediate German, Klaus Mladek and Lisa Oberberger, Spring 2020
GERM 003, Intermediate German, Lisa Oberberger, Fall 2020
GERM 003, Intermediate German, Lisa Oberberger, Fall 2020
GERM 03, Intermediate German, Lisa Oberberger, Winter 2021
GERM 03, Intermediate German, Lisa Oberberger, Spring 2021
GERM 03, Intermediate German, Klaus Mladek and Lisa Oberberger, Spring 2021
Geography 29.01, Global Cities, Erin Collins, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 95, Creating Knowledge And Control, Annabelle Bardenheier, Class of 2019, Conroy Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 10-September 22, 2019.
World Processor, Hood Downtown, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 24-May 28, 2017.
Publication History
Annabelle Bardenheier, Class of 2019, Conroy Intern, A Space for Dialogue 95, Creating Knowledge And Control, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019.
Provenance
The artist; sold to present collection, 2017.
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