20—24 Sep
Mars
Brisbane Festival and West Village present
A close encounter with the red planet.
This large scale installation, created by UK artist Luke Jerram, allows us to view Mars from the air, as though we are a satellite mapping and studying the surface in perfect detail. Every valley, crater, volcano and mountain is laid bare for us to inspect.
Measuring seven metres in diameter, the artwork features detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface. The installation is a fusion of Mars imagery, light and surround sound.
Be transported to this vast desert wasteland and visit Mars, the final in a series of three awe-inspiring large-scale installations at West Village.
Luke Jerram
Mars is co-commissioned by Kunsthal KAdE, Netherlands; UK Space Agency; Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK and UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres. With supporting partner University of Bristol.
Artist Luke Jerram
Composer Dan Jones
Photo by Questacon, Canberra
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Price
Free
Times
Tue-Thu: 11am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Accessibility
75% Visual Content. Minimal dialogue, some background music and/or sounds
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Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it attracts the eye to the shimmering red presence in the clear night sky.
John Noble Wilford, Mars Beckons
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