To Our Global Leaders

THE BRITISH IRONWORK CENTRE’S LATEST GLOBAL MONUMENT IS BORN

Our latest monument – with the working title ‘The United Eye’ – is set to be a 30m by 8m sculpture of a giant all-seeing eye. Globally, politicians are ignoring their electorates/citizens and unforgivably playing roulette with our world’s very existence. Greed, wealth and power is being continually made a priority over the wellbeing of humanity as a whole.

These leaders – from all sides of the globe – are excusing and justifying war and conflict ahead of civilian deaths. There’s never been a greater risk of countries escalating conflict and plunging the world into a nuclear war. We need to continually remind those in power that the world is always watching and that they will ultimately be personally held responsible. 

With governing bodies and global leaders at the forefront of these worldwide environmental and political decisions, the idea behind the sculpture is to highlight the fact that we’re all ‘watching’ and keeping an eye on how these policies impact our daily lives. Essentially, this monument is a call for these leading bodies to ‘do the right thing’ and take accountability for the actions that negatively affect our societies as a whole. 

The United Eye will be crafted from 10,000 glass lenses, each printed with a translucent image of an eye. Our vision is to feature the eyes of one representative from all 10,000+ cities in the world, creating a united front of all faiths, denominations, races, genders, sexualities, backgrounds and cultures. Ideally those involved in the project will be activists or individuals dedicated to making the world a better place for future generations. 

‘The United Eye’ will be our most complex sculpture to date in terms of size, scale and global involvement. It is the first of its kind as we attempt to involve individuals from every city in the world, and is set to be a strong reminder to governing bodies that the people are always watching.

Once created, much like the Knife Angel, we will petition to have the monument placed in an impactful UK location; in this case, within the heart of Parliament Square in London. This location is famously overlooked by a number of official buildings including the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court and Whitehall. We are also determined for the monument to visit other cities all across the world.

We have already spoken to representatives from Turkey, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. And will soon be putting out a call for other worldwide representatives to get involved by sending in an image of their eyes, which will then form a crucial part of the sculpture. Presently, the global leadership is exceptionally poor, with diplomacy, mutual respect and the basic need for peaceful coexistence being grossly ignored.

It’s imperative that this monument has the biggest global involvement and impact possible, which is why we are currently seeking ideas and thoughts over how this can be achieved. 

If you’d like to get involved or have any ideas over how this monument can make the most global impact, please get in touch via [email protected]