Georges Méliès 'A Trip to the moon (Le Voyage dans la lune)'  1902, Australian Centre for the Moving Image - still - website

Georges Méliès A trip to the moon (Le voyage dans la lune) (still, detail)  1902, black and white; silent, duration 10:19. Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne. 


The Moon


The Moon
A Geelong Gallery exhibition
15 June 2019 to 1 September 2019

The Moon will invite a new engagement with, and provide new perspectives on, this enigmatic celestial body that we all see and are influenced by.

20 July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. This exhibition is programmed to coincide with this significant milestone, and brings together artistic responses to the celestial body that orbits the Earth.

For centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The Moon includes historical works created when the moon could only be viewed from afar, works from the era of the 1960s space race, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration.

Just as the Moon itself can be viewed from multiple vantage points from the Earth, works in the exhibition will be located throughout the galleries. Links with literature, film, music and science will also be explored, highlighting the moon’s capacity to engender creativity and inquiry.  

For centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The Moon will include historical works created when the moon could only be viewed from afar, works from the era of the 1960s space race, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration.