8 CM
8 cm
Materials: bone, still
A cube with dimensions of 8×8 cm is cut out of a bone. Its steel base is 165cm high, which is the average height of a North Korean man. The entire sculpture is equal to the average height of South Korean men. 8 centimeters of bone – the real dimension of politics.
A study conducted by a university in Seoul showed that since 1948, when Korea was split into the North and the South one, the average height of North Koreans has decreased by 8 cm relative to that of their southern neighbors. The reason for this is the very poor diet of North Koreans. For many years, more than two thirds of North Korean children have suffered from chronic malnutrition. In When children starve for a long time, only their heads reach normal size and the rest of the body is underdeveloped.