EarthlingConduit@Emotions

My EarthlingConduit@Emotions, alongside with MoonBoundBook, is getting ready for its one-way journey to the Moon, organized by MoonGallery Foundation in cooperation with LifeShipMission, scheduled for early 2026.

I'm very excited to share that early next year, my project EarthlingConduit@Emotions, created in collaboration with Space.SI and organized by the Moon Gallery Foundation, will be aboard the LifeShip Mission to the Moon in the pyramid attached to the Astrolab Flip Rover — and will gain its permanent home on the Moon, watching over us… as it becomes a lasting part of the first art gallery ever on the Moon!

Photo Evan Lorenzen

Along with my „EarthlingConduit@Emotions“ also „Moon Bound Book“ and 7 other single artistic positions will be aboard the Lifeship that will launch to the Moon at the the beginning of 2026!… Keep tuned for more soon…!

Kindly invited to view the first images of EarthlingConduit@Emotions as it has been finally integrated into the payload of Lifeship in collaboration with Moon Gallery Foundation.

Photos by Eduardo Kac and Moon Gallery Foundation, engraving on the side of the pyramid : Yasmine Meroz, Liat Segal. 

What is an Earthling – How does it look like, what does it convey? 

My Earthling, contained in a 3D cylinder of size 5mm by 5mm by 5mm of plexi glass, is the shadow of a human figure, (my figure -but it could also be your figure ), transferred into a lace pattern, visualizing connections within and amongst us resonating as EarthlingConduit@Emotions!

EarthlingConduit@Emotions visualizes and expresses the interconnectivity existing within ourselves - our bodies when viewed on the cellular micro level, and likewise, within our society on a planetary level as well as at the level of stars at an intergalactic level. We are all part of this multidimensional and multifunctional pattern, which is similar to lace… everyone is connected, sustaining and being sustained by a yet bigger pattern. If one thread tears, all the threads resonate, and the pattern adapts, sways… 

Photo_Evan Lorenzen

Along with EarthlingConduit@Emotions and seven other mini art objects of seven other artists, also the collective mini Moon Bound Book, containing words and images of 49 selected artists, is now already safely packed within the mini Pyramid, waiting for its one-way journey to the Moon. I am proud that one page in this book is devoted to my poem I see.

Last week, an extensive article was published in the science section of Delo, the national daily newspaper in Slovenia, presenting the Moon Bound Book and its mission. For those who can read Slovenian, here is the link to the very informative story written by Saša Senica:: https://www.delo.si/novice/znanoteh/kako-luna-vidi-nasFor everyone else, you are kindly invited to read this short summary:Moon Bound Featuring Eva PetricSlovenian artist Eva Petric among 49 international creators whose work will travel to the Moon in 2026In 2026, a miniature book titled Moon Bound—measuring just one cubic centimeter—will journey to the Moon aboard Astrolab’s FLIP rover as part of NASA-supported Griffin Mission 1. Among the 49 selected international contributors is Slovenian multimedia artist Eva Petric, whose work reflects on the central question of the project:How does the Moon see Earth?A book unlike any other — and the smallest ever sent to the MoonCommissioned by the US space company LifeShip and curated by the Netherlands-based Moon Gallery Foundation, Moon Bound merges science, art, and philosophy. The tiny volume contains 80 pages of images and texts created by artists from around the globe—including two Slovenians: Eva Petric and Miha Turšič.Two copies of the book were handcrafted using archival materials, ensuring they can withstand lunar conditions. One of them will remain on Earth, while the other will land on the Moon’s south pole region near the Nobile crater.Eva Petric’s Contribution: “I see…”Petric’s artistic practice often investigates perception, shadow, and emotional imprint. For Moon Bound she created a visual poem titled I see, a distilled reflection on how the Moon might perceive humanity:“I see destruction, love, battlefields, light, chaos, resistance.I see blood, people, a few friends…And always the question returns: do we also see forgiveness?”Petric describes the challenge of working within extreme constraints:“The one-centimeter size forced me into essence.When you arrive at essence, you discover immense content.”A long-standing dialogue between Petric’s art and space scienceMoon Bound is not Petric’s first venture beyond Earth. Her works have previously travelled to the International Space Station, including:

• Earthling Tattoo Seal — displayed aboard ISS from Feb 2022 to Jan 2023

• Data Bank of Emotions (DBE) — included in Moon Gallery’s earlier ISS mission

Both were inspired by her participation in a simulated ESA lunar mission in 2015, where she studied emotional isolation experienced by astronauts.In 2026, another of her works — Earthling – Conduit of Emotions, created with Slovenia’s Centre of Excellence Vesolje-SI — will travel to the Moon in a miniature 0.5 cm³ form, accompanying Moon Bound.Why Moon Bound mattersThe mission invites humanity to re-examine its place in the universe.Moon Gallery’s curators emphasize:“For millennia, humans have looked toward the Moon.But all this time, the Moon has been looking back.”Through artistic vision, Moon Bound opens a poetic dialogue between Earth and its nearest celestial companion — at a moment when humanity is preparing to return to the lunar surface.About the mission

• Rover: Astrolab FLIP

• Mission: Griffin Mission 1 (operated by Astrobotic; co-funded by NASA)

• Landing site: Lunar south pole, Nobile crater region

• Payloads: scientific, technological, and cultural objects

EarthlingConduit encased in 1 cubic cm of plexi,spent one year at the ISS as part of MoonGallery first venture 

towards space; and Earthling -I  am a Human, what are you, in  8 by 5 m size at the Kollegienkirche in Salzburg in 2025.

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