A Flower and A Moon
There is nothing you can see
that is not a flower ;
There is nothing you can think,
that
is
not
the moon.



text : Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉, 1644–1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of Haiku.
image : Museum of the Moon. a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.
about the project : Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface*.
Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science.
the order of images as appear here:
1. Light Night Leeds UK 2017
2. Piscine Saint Georges Rennes, France 2017
3. Harpa Reykjavik Iceland 2019
4. Lille3000 Lille France 2019
5. TEC ART Rotterdam Netherlands 2017
6. Terni Festival Terni Italy 2017
7. Light Night Leeds UK 2017
8. Greenwich+Docklands International Festival London UK 2017