Earth gives us everything we need to live, so it is our responsibility to take care of the environment and live a more sustainable existence. Raising awareness about environmental issues, contributing to recycling, reducing carbon emissions and reducing the consumption of natural resources, are just some of the actions we must all undertake to make our planet a better place to live. 

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We’ve seen an explosion of knowledge about planets orbiting other stars–the result of decades of research on signatures of life–which has encouraged NASA to address, in a scientifically rigorous way, whether humanity is alone and whether we might one day inhabit other planets. This tireless search for a Planet B has distracted us from taking care of the only planet we have, planet Earth.

Visitors to the installation will be asked to imagine the extraordinary beauty of our planet seen from the perspective of Neil Armstrong on the Moon. However, this vision of our planet has been transformed, as the Earth is shown surrounded by pollutive plastic floating on water. In choosing to present our planet in such a visually different way, we hope to make visitors more aware about the environmental issues that we are facing and invite them to look at the issue of irreversible climate change from an entirely different prospective.

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Martina graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Italy and worked as a lighting design technician within theatres in the Far East and Australia. She moved from the ephemeral world of theatre, to the more perpetual realm of architectural lighting design,following a Masters in Lighting Design and LED Technology at Politecnico in Milan. Since 2017, Martina has worked at the award-winning lighting consultancy Nulty, designing creative lighting solutions for hospitality, commercial, retail, exhibition and public realm projects. The project will be supported by Deborah Melton, a student at Bartlett who is completing an MSc in Light and Lighting.

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https://www.nultylighting.co.uk

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