“The Human Spaceship – I believe art and science must collaborate for humanity to fully understand that we live in a space-faring society and are witnessing the most astounding change in ‘being-human’ through astronomy and space exploration in the 21st century.”
Helen Schell
LUNAR SPACE STATION
By Helen Schell
‘Lunar Space Station’ is part of ‘Moon-shot: Woman on the Moon’ - a series of large artworks that feature plans to send the first woman to the Moon and the subsequent construction of a lunar settlement.
Helen invents geometric optical illusions to manipulate color, form and light. The aim is to create the destabilising sensation of being in altered gravity conditions, investigating human spaceflight’s impact on visual physiology and perception.
In 2022, Helen’s Moonshot project developed into collaborative art and science research being conducted through UK Space LABS (space medicine), which aims to create a VR lunar surface.
Artwork Details:
2011
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
26” high x 42” wide (inch)
Landscape
Unframed
Also available in much larger sizes.
$ 1,950 USD
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About the Artist
Award-winning, US-born Helen Schell is a visual artist and space science educator based in the UK. Her artworks, inspired by 21st century space science, take the form of large installations and paintings. Her projects involve extensive research and result in international partnerships with space centers, spaceflight scientists, science museums, astronomical societies, space medicine centers and universities. She presents her specialist topic, the Moon, to large audiences with STEAM workshops all around the world.
Her artwork examines vision & visual perception in altered gravity environments. It employs optical illusions to make the spectator feel ‘off balance’ as they must collaborate with the destabilising images.