Cracks resembling fissures in the ground have penetrated the polished mirror-like surface of the bronze sphere, exposing the interior through the gaps. The tooth-like fractures and seemingly worn-away center contrast with the smooth outer layer, surprising onlookers. Containing a smaller globe, the 1980s larger sphere appears to be nurturing new life, but this too is already in a state of erosion. The hard, inorganic quality of bronze almost ironically accentuates the organic form as if to imply a living organism and the fragility of what it contains.