Lunar Libration is a work of found steel and welded industrial material, a lunar terrain inspired by science revelations.  In my artistic practice I incorporate natural materials with upcycled and found objects. The refuncting and beauty of utilizing these materials also reflects an consideration of the impact wasted materials have on our environment. This work is a celestial observation of the moon, a shimmering lunar terrain.

The moon was our only natural planetary satellite known prior the advent of the telescope. We observe the mystic of the moon every night as it presents a different fraction of its illuminated face to us. The curiosity of Lunar Librations is the wavering of the moon as perceived from Earth.The effect is caused by changes in our perspective over a lunar month, revealing an extended view of the moon’s surface. 

Our moon has been eternally under observation.Viewing the moon played a prominent role in ancient people’s lives. Indigenous knowledge understood phenomena such as the lunar phases on oceans and environment as important aspects of preservation and survival.  Aside from its religious, cultural and artistic context, the moon has been extensively studied in science for centuries. Science expanded the understanding of the moon’s synchrony in the ecosystem, acknowledging our existence is intrinsically connected to our moon satellite. Science and technology extended and enlightened our vision of the moon.

As we gaze towards the moon the lunar libration creates an extended view of its surface, through a slight north-south rocking and east-west wobbling of the moon. These oscillations over a month, create the lunar libration allowing an extended perspective of the moon’s surface. Where 50% is usually observed, libration creates the magic illuminating 59%. of the lunar terrain.

The next maximum libration for your observation is January 7, 2022.