Aardvark & Aardvark creative director Simon McGrath tackles global warming subject in piece exhibited at Sydney’s Sculptures by the Sea

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IMG_5292.jpgAardvark & Aardvark creative director Simon McGrath is exhibiting in Sculpture by the Sea again this year. The exhibition which is currently running at Bondi attracts around 500,000 visitors from around the world and boasts some of the countries best sculpture and

installation work.

McGrath, who exhibited a set of giant taps two years ago with his artwork, ‘Who left the tap running?’ has tackled the issue of climate change once again. This time, by placing a virtual iceberg in the ocean just out from Bondi. The artwork is called ‘Virtually Melted’ and can only be seen via your smartphone through an App developed by Webling Interactive.

9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188.jpgSays McGrath: “My artwork is a response to the fact that 49% of the arctic has melted away since the year 2000. It’s astounding to think that so much of the arctic could melt away so quickly and if professor Peter Wadham from Cambridge University is correct, then the arctic will be totally ice free by the summer of 2015-2016. That doesn’t sound very cool to me.”

Believers and sceptics are encouraged by McGrath to read more about the plight of the arctic at savethearctic.org.