Dorset Moon
Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon takes centre stage
Activate's Role: Partner
- Location: St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth (28-30 June 2019), Sherborne Abbey (5-7 July 2019), Nothe Fort, Weymouth (12-14 July 2019)
- Partners: b-side festival and Arts by the Sea festival
- Funders: Made possible by the Arts Development Company who commissioned Dorset Moon using funding from The European Regional Development Fund and Arts Council England.
- Price: Free to attend
Fifty years on from the first moon landing, Inside Out Dorset Festival (which Activate produce) joined forces with b-side festival and Bournemouth Arts by the Sea to present Dorset Moon. This was made possible by the Arts Development Company who commissioned Dorset Moon using funding from The European Regional Development Fund and Arts Council England.
An astonishing 41,000 visitors attended Dorset Moon events and 27% of those were visitors to the county.
The centrepiece to Dorset Moon events was Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon, an astounding seven metre diameter spherical sculpture on which each centimetre represents five kilometres of the moon surface. This incredible installation is a fusion of large-scale NASA lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound audio created by Ivor Novello Award and BAFTA-winning composer Dan Jones.
All Dorset Moon events were FREE and had a selection of high-quality participation events that visitors could experience, unique to each individual venue.
“Dorset Moon presented a wonderful opportunity to commission new work from homegrown artists that brought exciting new cultural experiences for residents and visitors alike. The new commissions were all different and from artists at varying stages of their careers. We are delighted that several Dorset-based artists presented work in the programme.”
Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. 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*.
The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Each venue also programmes their own series lunar inspired events beneath the moon.
From the beginning of human history, the moon has acted as a ‘cultural mirror’ to our beliefs, understanding and ways of seeing. Over the centuries, the moon has been interpreted as a god and as a planet. It has been used as a timekeeper, calendar and to aid night time navigation. Throughout history the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians the world over. The ethereal blue light cast by a full moon, the delicate crescent following the setting sun, or the mysterious dark side of the moon has evoked passion and exploration. Different cultures around the world have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon.
Museum of the Moon allows us to observe and contemplate cultural similarities and differences around the world and consider the latest moon science. Depending on where the artwork is presented, its meaning and interpretation will shift. Through local research at each location of the artwork, new stories and meanings will be collected and compared from one presentation to the next.
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