Client
Location: Qingdao, China
Completion date: 2014
Project Team
Sculpture design
Jing Xiaolei
Sculpture artist
Sculpture manufacturer
Sino Sculpture Group Limited
Sino Sculpture Group Limited
Sculpture installation
Qingdao Expo2014
Qingdao Expo
Overview
The outdoor stainless steel sculpture the Earth Backbone, completed in 2014 for the Qingdao Expo, is 28 meters long, with a backbone piercing from the earth and then falling back to the earth, which is Mr. Jing Xialei’s first attempt at public art with in this style of work.
Goals
This artwork came from a young Chinese sculptor named Jing Xiaolei, who created it for Qingdao Expo. in 2014. It belongs the Bone series which theme is in the future, after breaking the code of nature, people will look back and worship the original simplicity and greatness.
Process
Design, model optimization, hand forging, fabrication of the main structure, surface painting, transportation, on-site installation.
Additional Information
This sculpture was made of 304 stainless steel with white painting. The main craft to produce is hand forging. Each segment of the backbone was enlarged by 3D computer model, and forged in stainless steel panel to form the shape of each segment. Then connected each of them with internal mild steel structure and welding. This is an extraordinary artworks among these sculptures group in the Qingdao Expo. 2014, also bring the incredible experience to the guests from different countries.