Molecule Man is a series of aluminium

Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....

 sculptures, designed by American

United States

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 artist Jonathan Borofsky

Jonathan Borofsky

Jonathan Borofsky is an American sculptor and printmaker who lives and works in Maine.Borofsky was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in 1964, after which he continued his studies at France's Ecole de Fontainebleau and received his...

, installed at various locations in the world, including Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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, and Council Bluffs, Iowa

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, USA.

The first Molecule Man sculptures were made in 1977 and 1978 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, USA.
The sculptures consist of three humans leaning towards each other, the bodies of which are filled with hundreds of holes, the holes representative of "the molecule

Molecule

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s of all human beings coming together to create our existence". A related sculpture is the Hammering Man

Hammering Man

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world.-Frankfurt:...

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