A 22m long sculpture was erected in Sandton Square this weekend, emblazoned with ice copy “In the Sahara your body loses 1L of water an hour” – slowly melting as the day went on. This was to promote a new documentary series on DSTV called Human Season.

Human Season (Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9pm – 11pm on BBC Knowledge) will explore our development as a species – from how humans have adapted to every habitat on the planet to survive to how every cell in our bodies has changed to evolve our anatomy. According to the show’s producers viewers can expect spectacular photography, as well as cutting edge CGI technology:

The series features award-winning programmes such as Human Planet, Inside the Human Body, Pleasure and Pain, and The Origins of Us. The series will explore what it means to be human – tackling questions like: How and why do we feel emotion?  How have we adapted to our environments?  What is our Future?

Here is video footage taken at the launch event:

And some more images of the ice sculpture below:

[Thanks Melissa!]