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BEAUGRENELLE PARIS | GAÏA Luke Jerram

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September 2020

- TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION -

TETRO presents GAÏA, by the British artist Luke Jerram, for the first time in France. Through GAÏA, the artist offers a moment of contemplation, breathing and daydreaming around our planet. This suspended Earth, 7 meters in diameter and strikingly realistic was created using high-definition photographs from NASA. An unprecedented encounter with the Earth as we could see it from space.

- CREATIVE WORK PRESENTED -

« I wanted to make the artwork seem as authentic and realistic as possible to give the public the opportunity to see how our planet looks from space. For most people, this will be their most intimate, personal and closest encounter they will ever have with the whole of our planet. »

Luke Jerram created GAÏA to draw attention to the fragility of our planet and to question our perception of its preservation and our behaviour in the face of the consequences of climate change.

The installation creates a sense of the Overview Effect, which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of the experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

« The artwork was also made as a sister sculpture, to compare with the Museum of the Moon, which to date has been seen by over 3 million members of the public in more than 25 countries worldwide. For our entire human existence we have been gazing up at the moon and projecting all our hopes, dreams and wishes up there. Whereas for the Earth, it was only in 1968 through NASA’s Earthrise photo, that humanity was able to see our planet for the first time, as a blue marble of life, floating in blackness of space. »

- ARTIST BIOGRAPHY -

Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the world. He is now known globally for his innovative arts practice and large scale public artworks. With many of his artworks in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wellcome Collection in London, he also tours his art installations to art festivals and museums. Gaining extensive international media coverage he has exhibited with many of the established cultural organisations around the world. In 2019 alone, he had 117 exhibitions in 22 different countries.

Credits

CREATION

LUKE JERRAM

Created with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Bluedot Festival et The UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres.
With the support of Culture Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral.


PRODUCTION

TETRO

PHOTO

©Alpha Ré




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