INSTALLATION IMAGES - 'Ball Game', a Large-scale Work by Argentinian Conceptual Artist Leandro Erlich Commissioned by International Olympic Committee

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Installation images can be found here: https://we.tl/t-WJ0i2CvCyo

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International Olympic Committee has commissioned internationally
celebrated conceptual artist Leandro Erlich to create a large-scale,
temporary installation to bring to life the Olympic values.

Known for playing with human perception, Erlich presents 'Ball
Game', an ensemble of five large-scale hyper-realistic sport balls
(football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and golf), that encourages
the audience to experience the delight of moving beyond the everyday
and into the festive terrain of Erlich's humour and imagination. The
work was first displayed at the Olympism in Action Forum, outside of
the Exhibition and Convention Centre in the Recoleta neighbourhood,
where members of the Olympic Movement and civil society discussed key
topics related to sport and society. On Sunday morning, October 7,
spectators were invited to move Erlich's ensemble together through
the city's public space to the Parque Tres de Febrero at the city's
Planetarium Galileo Galilei in the neighbourhood of Palermo in a
performative action. Only through a true collective effort can
spectators get the monumental balls rolling.

"We were intrigued by Mr. Erlich's concept of a work that offers a
platform for interaction. His installation reflects the Olympic ideal
of humanity in movement in celebration of sporting achievement, and
also as the Olympic Movement unites to address important issues
relevant to the future of sport and society during the Olympism in
Action Forum."

- Francis Gabet, Director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture
and Heritage.

"The sport balls are a simple visual expression of the unifying
spirit of friendship, excellence, and respect.... faced with the
challenge of moving these monumental objects, collaboration and
fraternity become our natural response. This game invites us to move
forward together, inspired by the Olympic values."

- Leandro Erlich.

"In Buenos Aires sports and art are passionately lived and are an
essential part of our identity, this is the opportunity for all of us
to be inspired by Olympic values and to share this celebration with
the world."

- Enrique Avogadro, Culture Minister of the City of Buenos Aires.

While the commission is fully funded by the IOC, the city worked
in close collaboration with the artist's team on the permitting for
public space needed to accommodate the project.

Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage

The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage is the IOC's
driving force behind the international promotion and dissemination of
Olympism in the fields of culture, heritage and education.

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