I went to West Village to check out the artwork Gaia for Brisbane Festival, by artist Luke Jerram.
An intimate encounter with our home planet.
Gaia acts as a mirror, a journey of discovery, and a warning. The viewer may experience a new perspective, a sense that societies of the Earth are all interconnected as well as the realisation that we have a responsibility to one another, to preserve, to protect.
It wasn’t much to look at during the day, so I went to do my shopping while the sun set. At dusk it was illuminated against the sunset sky and just incredible to look at. I spent ages checking it out from all angles, trying to get the best photo along with everyone else.
Measuring 7 metres in diameter, Gaia is the second in a series of three awe-inspiring large-scale installations by Luke Jerram at West Village.
Here is your chance to see the Earth as if from space; an incredibly beautiful and precious place. An ecosystem we urgently need to look after — our only home.
The Brisbane Festival program lists three separate planets that are rotated out throughout the festival.
I missed seeing the moon at the beginning of the festival, but tomorrow the giant Earth will be swapped out for a simulacrum of Mars.
Created in partnership with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Bluedot and The UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres. With supporting partners Culture Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral.
I logged on to Flickr for the first time in years to upload this photo, but my account is limited because I need to pay.
But one of the last photos I uploaded caught my eye. Taken on December 22, 2017, the construction of the controversial West Village complex where the installation now sits. What a change.
