Now Moon at your doorstep! Giant Lunar replica Moon unveiled at Gateway of India, India, Mumbai
UK artist Luke Jerram created the replica(HT PHOTO)
If you visit Gateway of India today, it’s not just the arched monument that you’ll marvel at. You will also come face-to-face with a giant replica of the moon, complete with craters, suspended mid-air in front of the landmark.
“Is this the real moon?” three-year-old Kenisha Makhija asked her mother on Saturday. “No, but it looks really natural, doesn’t it,” her mother Deepa, 32, a financial manager, responded.
The mother-daughter duo are among hundreds who were drawn to the art installation, titled Museum of the Moon. This 23-ft-wide spherical sculpture created by British artist Luke Jerram has been brought to India for the first time by the British Council to mark the end of the UK-India year of culture; it comes to Mumbai after its pop-up in Bengaluru this week. It will be on display at Gateway till Sunday night, when it will be shipped off to Delhi and then Kolkata.
Filled with helium and internally lit, the inflatable sculpture contains detailed imagery provided by NASA. It’s a scale model where each centimetre represents 5 sq km of the moon’s surface.
“I took six months to create the moon,” says Jerram, a multidisciplinary artist who lives in Bristol. “I was inspired after learning that the Bristol Channel has the second highest tides in the world. And it’s the moon that makes them occur.” The installation isn’t just a model; it’s also a metaphor. “The moon also acts as a cultural mirror. It has inspired a range of myths around the world. It has been interpreted as deity, planet, timekeeper and calendar. Different cultures have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon,” Jerram says.
The artwork is meant to encourage viewers to contemplate cultural similarities and differences.
The installation is also a way for urban dwellers to reconnect with the moon.
Since its launch in 2016, the work has travelled to France, Italy, the US, Hong Kong and Dubai etc. It’s been in indoor and outdoor spaces.
“In India, we wanted the artwork display to coincide with the Super Blue Blood Moon occurrence,” says Alan Gemmell OBE, India director at British Council.
Mumbai: A 23-foot-wide replica of the Moon — which is half million times smaller than the real celestial body — was unveiled at Gateway of India for public viewing to mark 70 years of the British Council in India, here on Saturday evening.
The replica, using imagery from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and created with the UK Space Agency, is currently on a tour of India, with a two-day stopover in Mumbai, Saturday and Sunday.
The Museum of the Moon, as its known, has been created by British artist Luke Jerram and is a miniature replica – one cm represents five km of the lunar surface.
It is intended to give audiences a feel of earth’s only satellite, where man first landed successfully on July 20, 1969, and the Museum of the Moon comes a year before the golden jubilee of the historic moon landing accomplished by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
Alongside is a unique visual spectacle with music by acclaimed British composer Dan Jones, coinciding with the recent Super Blood Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse in over 150 years.
“For eons, the moon has impacted society and culture, its been worshipped as a deity, used as a timekeeper, inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians worldwide,” said Jerram.
He said before gas lamps and electricity, the moon was the only source of light at night, plus it was used for navigation, but living in cities now illuminated heavily by electricity, “we have become disconnected to the moon.”
“I hope this project restores a sense of wonder, inspires questions and reconnects people with the night sky,” Jerram said of the project supported by the Maharashtra Government.
The Museum of the Moon will also be feature space-themed lectures on topics like: Women in Space, Life Beyond Earth: Prospects and Possibilities, Going Back to the Moon and Landing on a Comet, with participation of top British scientists including Prof. Monica Gardy, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, Open University.
Arriving in Mumbai from Bangalore, the Museum of the Moon will move to New Delhi and Kolkata audiences, said a spokesperson for British Council here.
Travel freaks should start packing their bags as Mumbai's Gateway of India is offering yet another mind-boggling visual treat apart from the arched monument erected during the 20th century in Bombay.
Yes! A 23-foot-wide replica of the Moon, half million times smaller than the real celestial body was on Saturday unveiled at Gateway of India and people in and around Mumbai are going crazy to catch a glimpse of this startling site.
British artist Luke Jerram is the gem behind such a historical creation and the replica has been created using imagery from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
The Museum of the Moon, as it's known, is a miniature replica and is currently on a tour of India, with a two-day stopover in Mumbai, Saturday and Sunday.
The principal reason behind this beautiful creation is to give audiences a feel of earth’s only satellite, where man first landed successfully on July 20, 1969.
Meanwhile, the replica comes a year before the golden jubilee of the historic moon landing accomplished by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
“For eons, the moon has impacted society and culture, it's been worshipped as a deity, used as a timekeeper, inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians worldwide,” Jerram was quoted while interacting with IANS.
He said before gas lamps and electricity, the moon was the only source of light at night, plus it was used for navigation, but living in cities now illuminated heavily by electricity, “we have become disconnected to the moon.”
“I hope this project restores a sense of wonder, inspires questions and reconnects people with the night sky,” Jerram said of the project supported by the Maharashtra Government.
The Museum of the Moon is also expected to feature different space-themed lectures on topics like Women in Space, Life Beyond Earth: Prospects and Possibilities, Going Back to the Moon and Landing on a Comet and many others.
Top British scientists including Prof. Monica Gardy, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, Open University will take part in some of those amazing lectures of the Museum.
After Bangalore and Mumbai, the Museum of the Moon will drool New Delhi and Kolkata people over its beauty, according to a spokesperson from the British Council.
The Museum of the Moon is being created to mark 70 years of the British Council in India.
“Is this the real moon?” three-year-old Kenisha Makhija asked her mother on Saturday. “No, but it looks really natural, doesn’t it,” her mother Deepa, 32, a financial manager, responded.
The mother-daughter duo are among hundreds who were drawn to the art installation, titled Museum of the Moon. This 23-ft-wide spherical sculpture created by British artist Luke Jerram has been brought to India for the first time by the British Council to mark the end of the UK-India year of culture; it comes to Mumbai after its pop-up in Bengaluru this week. It will be on display at Gateway till Sunday night, when it will be shipped off to Delhi and then Kolkata.
Filled with helium and internally lit, the inflatable sculpture contains detailed imagery provided by NASA. It’s a scale model where each centimetre represents 5 sq km of the moon’s surface.
“I took six months to create the moon,” says Jerram, a multidisciplinary artist who lives in Bristol. “I was inspired after learning that the Bristol Channel has the second highest tides in the world. And it’s the moon that makes them occur.” The installation isn’t just a model; it’s also a metaphor. “The moon also acts as a cultural mirror. It has inspired a range of myths around the world. It has been interpreted as deity, planet, timekeeper and calendar. Different cultures have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon,” Jerram says.
The artwork is meant to encourage viewers to contemplate cultural similarities and differences.
The installation is also a way for urban dwellers to reconnect with the moon.
Since its launch in 2016, the work has travelled to France, Italy, the US, Hong Kong and Dubai etc. It’s been in indoor and outdoor spaces.
“In India, we wanted the artwork display to coincide with the Super Blue Blood Moon occurrence,” says Alan Gemmell OBE, India director at British Council.
Mumbai: A 23-foot-wide replica of the Moon — which is half million times smaller than the real celestial body — was unveiled at Gateway of India for public viewing to mark 70 years of the British Council in India, here on Saturday evening.
The replica, using imagery from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and created with the UK Space Agency, is currently on a tour of India, with a two-day stopover in Mumbai, Saturday and Sunday.
The Museum of the Moon, as its known, has been created by British artist Luke Jerram and is a miniature replica – one cm represents five km of the lunar surface.
It is intended to give audiences a feel of earth’s only satellite, where man first landed successfully on July 20, 1969, and the Museum of the Moon comes a year before the golden jubilee of the historic moon landing accomplished by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
Alongside is a unique visual spectacle with music by acclaimed British composer Dan Jones, coinciding with the recent Super Blood Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse in over 150 years.
“For eons, the moon has impacted society and culture, its been worshipped as a deity, used as a timekeeper, inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians worldwide,” said Jerram.
He said before gas lamps and electricity, the moon was the only source of light at night, plus it was used for navigation, but living in cities now illuminated heavily by electricity, “we have become disconnected to the moon.”
“I hope this project restores a sense of wonder, inspires questions and reconnects people with the night sky,” Jerram said of the project supported by the Maharashtra Government.
The Museum of the Moon will also be feature space-themed lectures on topics like: Women in Space, Life Beyond Earth: Prospects and Possibilities, Going Back to the Moon and Landing on a Comet, with participation of top British scientists including Prof. Monica Gardy, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, Open University.
Arriving in Mumbai from Bangalore, the Museum of the Moon will move to New Delhi and Kolkata audiences, said a spokesperson for British Council here.
Travel freaks should start packing their bags as Mumbai's Gateway of India is offering yet another mind-boggling visual treat apart from the arched monument erected during the 20th century in Bombay.
Yes! A 23-foot-wide replica of the Moon, half million times smaller than the real celestial body was on Saturday unveiled at Gateway of India and people in and around Mumbai are going crazy to catch a glimpse of this startling site.
British artist Luke Jerram is the gem behind such a historical creation and the replica has been created using imagery from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
The Museum of the Moon, as it's known, is a miniature replica and is currently on a tour of India, with a two-day stopover in Mumbai, Saturday and Sunday.
The principal reason behind this beautiful creation is to give audiences a feel of earth’s only satellite, where man first landed successfully on July 20, 1969.
Meanwhile, the replica comes a year before the golden jubilee of the historic moon landing accomplished by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
“For eons, the moon has impacted society and culture, it's been worshipped as a deity, used as a timekeeper, inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians worldwide,” Jerram was quoted while interacting with IANS.
He said before gas lamps and electricity, the moon was the only source of light at night, plus it was used for navigation, but living in cities now illuminated heavily by electricity, “we have become disconnected to the moon.”
“I hope this project restores a sense of wonder, inspires questions and reconnects people with the night sky,” Jerram said of the project supported by the Maharashtra Government.
The Museum of the Moon is also expected to feature different space-themed lectures on topics like Women in Space, Life Beyond Earth: Prospects and Possibilities, Going Back to the Moon and Landing on a Comet and many others.
Top British scientists including Prof. Monica Gardy, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, Open University will take part in some of those amazing lectures of the Museum.
After Bangalore and Mumbai, the Museum of the Moon will drool New Delhi and Kolkata people over its beauty, according to a spokesperson from the British Council.
The Museum of the Moon is being created to mark 70 years of the British Council in India.
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