Floating Earth
Floating Earth, Luke Jerram - Winter Lights, Canary Wharf London.
From the offical brochure:
Jerram’s spectacular Floating Earth installation aims to evoke
similar emotions in the viewer to that of an astronaut viewing Earth from space. Coined the ‘Overview Effect’ by Frank White in 1987, common features of this experience include a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the.environment. Floating Earth also prompts the difficult discussions we all need to have about what we, as individuals and as a wider society, must do to avoid runaway climate change.
Floating Earth
Floating Earth, Luke Jerram - Winter Lights, Canary Wharf London.
From the offical brochure:
Jerram’s spectacular Floating Earth installation aims to evoke
similar emotions in the viewer to that of an astronaut viewing Earth from space. Coined the ‘Overview Effect’ by Frank White in 1987, common features of this experience include a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the.environment. Floating Earth also prompts the difficult discussions we all need to have about what we, as individuals and as a wider society, must do to avoid runaway climate change.