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Art On Earth Seen From Space [ Next ] To date, only two artists have succeeded in producing artworks on Earth that were meant to be "seen" from the perspective of space.
In 1980, American artist Tom Van Sant used a system of mirrors to create Reflections from Earth, and in 1986, Desert Sun which were recorded by a satellite passing overhead.
French artist Pierre Comte used large sheets of black plastic to create "Signature Terre" which was photographed by the SPOT remote sensing satellite in 1989 (Roix, 1992). It has been reported that Pierre Comte is working on another project involving children to create an image of a child which can then be seen from space. Click to continue: |
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