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Verdant

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2022

Glass and thread sculpture

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Lisa Pettibone

This tiny glass and thread sculpture, an experimental art piece, explores the prospect of weightlessness, moving form and light in space.

This tiny glass and thread sculpture, an experimental art piece, explores the prospect of weightlessness, moving form and light in space. The tether beads will float and alter the overall shape as it fills its container, each piece intimately affected by its individual mass. I hope to see how the unfiltered light in space changes the colour and perception of the glass beads and fluorescent green thread. The structure is based on the core arrangement of the chlorophyll molecule (1 magnesium + 4 nitrogen atoms), essential to all plant life on earth and key to human survival in space. As we contemplate life away from our planet, we will naturally reflect on what makes our world beautiful and sustainable for humans. The intense, verdant green of the hills, valleys and foliage will be hard to replicate on another celestial body, highlighting how biologically and aesthetically connected we are to this narrow spectrum of colour.

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Title

Date

Medium

Dimensions

Genre

Style

Artist

Collection

Verdant

2022

Glass and thread sculpture

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Sculpture

Lisa Pettibone

Moon Gallery

Launch

Date

Mission

Operator

Location

State

COSPAR id

19 Feb 2022

Antares 230+ / NG-17 Cygnus resupply mission

Northrop Grumman

Wallops Island, VA, USA

USA

2022-015A

Space

Location

Platform

Operator

COSPAR id

LEO

International Space Station

NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA, CSA

1998-067A

Return

Date

Vehicle

Operator

Landing

COSPAR id

Status

Location

11 January 2023

Dragon CRS-26

SpaceX

Gulf of Mexico

2022-159A

Returned

Moon Gallery Foundation

Artist

Lisa Pettibone

Lisa Pettibone

Collection

Moon Gallery

Moon Gallery Foundation

Moon Gallery

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