LONDON and NEW YORK, July 20,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This Saturday 20 July, The Aldrin
Family Foundation will host a free family celebration with The
People's Moon transforming New
York's Times Square into Tranquillity base celebrating the
50th Anniversary of when humans first walked on the Moon taking
over numerous screens. The People's Moon will be shown
simultaneously at London Piccadilly Lights, and in an exhibit at
the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where Apollo 11 launched
in 1969.
In an enormous room in the New York Marriott Marquis the public
will be able to 'Walk on the Moon', a 180 meter square boot print
by UK artist Helen Marshall, and
explore the educational Giant Moon MapTM and Giant Mars MapTM by
the Aldrin Family Foundation. Printed and installed by UK printers
Prolific Graphics, the photo mosaic is comprised of thousands of
photographs submitted by public.
The public can participate from their armchairs and explore the
online Moon photo mosaic www.thepeoplesmoon.com made up of
everybody's images.
QUOTES
"During this 50th Anniversary, we want to bring people
together to share this moment - to look up at the Moon and have
hope again. We all share that same Moon and it reminds us we're
humans together on the same planet," says Christina Korp of the Aldrin Family
Foundation.
"The People's Moon is an opportunity for the public to join all
of the world's citizens to become a part of a living legacy time
capsule," explained artist Helen
Marshall, UK.
An interactive legacy exhibit is also at Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex, co-created by artist Helen
Marshall, Moondog Animation Studios and DesignShop.
Historical sequences provided by Discovery Channel, Blue
Aurora Media, and Stephen Slater.
Screens and Space kindly donated by Times Square Alliance, Clear
Channel, NASDAQ, Reuters, Champs, Landsec, Ocean Outdoor,
Nickelodeon and Viacom.
Thousands of photos were submitted by children from the New York
Department of Education and AR patches from Astro Reality are
featured in the giant floor mosaic.
The House of Lords UK debated the impact of the Moon landings,
led by Lord Andrew Mawson OBE, young people participated at the St
Pauls Way Trust Summer Science School.
Jannicke Mikkelsen, VR
cinematographer showcased her Lunar Window at the Apollo 50th
Gala.
The People's Moon also screens at the ArtScience
Museum in Singapore's
Marina Bay, co-produced by Blue
Aurora Media.
ABOUT
The People's Moon is co-created by British artist
Helen Marshall of the People's
Picture, and Christina Korp of the
Aldrin Family Foundation USA
More info
Photo:
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Media enquiries can be directed to:
UK Press Interview contacts
Helen Marshall – Artist, The
People's Picture
Mobile: +44 (0) 741-495-2863 / Office +44 (0) 208-793-2769
Email: mail@helenmarshall.co.uk
UK Media contact (Helen
Marshall)
Miranda Gavin
Mobile: +44 (0) 795-160-1774
Email: mirandagavin@hotmail.com
USA Media Contacts
Angelica DeLuccia – Aldrin Family Foundation
Mobile: +1-321-506-2183
Email: angelica@griffincg.com
Christina Korp – co-founder The
People's Moon
Mobile: +1-310-869-8858
Email: christina@thepeoplesmoon.com