The creator behind the Museum of Moon sculpture erected Bristol Cathedral wants to bring his latest jaw-dropping sculpture to our waters.
Artist Luke Jerram expressed interest in the Bristol Harbourside area as one of the next locations for his astonishing Floating Earth installation.
Mr Jerram took to Twitter to show his enthusiasm: "Hoping to bring this massive Floating Earth artwork to Bristol docks this year. Organisations interested in supporting this should contact me luke@lukejerram.com."
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Floating Earth seeks to simulate the 'Overview Effect', a theory attributed to the wonderment feeling astronauts experience when viewing the Earth from afar in space.
It also aims to create a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
Mr Jerram's Floating Earth sculpture hit the headlines last month after sinking into Salford Quays in December last year due strong winds and torrential rain.
The Earth model is one of his largest space-focused artworks to date, measuring ten metres in diameter, is usually illuminated and suspended in air to create a floating appearance.
Luke Jerram is a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in large installations, sculptures and live arts projects, while also acting as a visiting fellow to the University of the West of England. He often focuses his critically-acclaimed artworks on space themes.
Floating Earth is the latest large scale structure to join his impressive space portfolio, which includes the spellbinding Mars and Gaia Earth Artwork, which was hosted by the Cabot Institute for the Environment in the Wills Memorial Building in 2019.
Mr Jerram displayed Museum of the Moon most recently at Bristol Cathedral last year, created using NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
The same sculpture was also exhibited in Wills Memorial Building back in 2017, and returning once again in 2018. Museum of the Moon has embarked on a worldwide tour and continues to travel to countries far and wide.
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