Gaia viewed at Liverpool Cathedral. Images by Gareth Jones
- Credit: Gareth Jones
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth – the latter of which will be hanging over the congregation of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich later this year.
A 7m replica of our planet will be installed at the city centre church for a month in the autumn and will offer people a chance to view the Earth as if a tourist on the moon.
Gaia at the Eden Project in 2019
- Credit: Ben Foster and the Eden Project
UK artist Luke Jerram has created the three-dimensional model (Gaia) from detailed NASA imagery of the planet’s surface, aiming to create the ‘Overview Effect’ - a phenomenon astronauts experience when viewing the Earth from space - which evokes a sense of awe and sense of responsibility for the planet.