www.designboom.com: to mark the first-ever olympism in action forum and upcoming youth olympic games buenos aires 2018, leandro erlich presents ball game, an ensemble of five giant hyper-realistic balls typically used in the popular sport games of football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and golf.
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This might be one of the craziest parade ideas I have ever seen. I bet the ball parade is so cool to see live. When I was little, I really wanted to live in the “Little America” at LegoLand. Something about objects in extreme scale really lures me in. I’m also curious what types of materials they used to create the balls. They seem extremely detailed and realistic, which means they didn’t just use materials found on the regular sized version of the balls. From our shoe project, I learned that scale affects the materials, not just the form. So to get the scaled fuzziness of the tennis ball, they couldn’t use tennis ball coating because it would not be fluffy looking. They must’ve either synthesized or found a material that could relay the message of millimeter fuzz into one foot long fuzz. Design wise, these balls are spectacular and make everything more childlike through their exaggerated size. On a note of curiosity, I wonder if the balls bounce.
This moving installation of sports balls may seem humorous, but it is truly representative of Argentinian culture. The people of this nation value athletic games, and often use it as a way to come together. Both my parents were born and raised in the city of Buenos Aires and many of their fondest memories revolve around playing and watching soccer. My dad often recalls the excitement in the streets after the country became world champions in soccer following the Fifa World Cup in the 1970s. The artist of this piece, Leandro Erlich, is a native Argentinian, so he understood how effective the integration of sports would be for this piece, especially since it was commissioned by an Olympic committee. I also love that this piece created a parade, so it was both seen and touched by a variety of people. The interactive quality allows the public to engage with the art and celebrate the sports and events of their country.
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