Visitors to Southwark Cathedral will have a chance to see a giant rotating sculpture of the planet Earth until the 30th of October. The sculpture is one in a series of planetary sculptures by artist Luke Jerram, and it was created with NASA imagery from space. You may have seen Jerram's other sculptures of the moon and the planet Mars (which I covered here when it was on display at the Natural History Museum in London early this year). Visitors can see the planet and are invited to experience it with a soundscape of astronauts' thoughts on our lovely planet.
The sculpture is named "Gaia", which is a tribute to Greek mythology and the "personalisation" of the Earth.
I was booked to see the artwork last Friday, but some unexpectd events happened at work, and I ended up being absolutely shattered by the end of the week, so I visited it yesterday after work instead. I rushed to get there today after another busy work day, with only about 20 minutes to spare. I'd had to re-book my tickets, but walk-ins are welcome. There is only one person checking bags, and about ten walk-ins had gone in right before me and had several large rucksacks and suitcases that had to be looked into thoroughly by one person checking the insides of the bags, so I ended up spending 10 minutes in the queue due to six of these people with large rucksacks and suitcases. Please do not bring large bags and suitcases!
Luke Jerram's "Gaia" is on display from 11th to 30th October of 2022.
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