Last week we visited the city of Derby, something we hadn't done since before Covid and lockdown. The last time we were there we went to see Luke Jerram's Moon which was on display in the Cathedral. This time we went to visit his Gaia on display in the same venue.
The Cathdral is a lovely venue
Gaia features detailed NASA imagery of the Earth's surface.
The installation provides the opportunity to view planet earth floating in three dimension much as an astronaut would.
It is hoped that it will give a renewed responsibilty for taking care of the environment especially after the Covid 19 epidemic.
The artwork is 1.8 million times smaller than the real Earth's surface. Visitors were invited to stand 211 metres from the artwork to see Earth as it appears from the moon.
In Greek mythology Gaia is a personification of the Earth.
Back outside there were signs of Autumn in the trees.
Here is a - link- to the post I wrote about the Moon.
