Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011
Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Moon Goose Analogue room installation view at FACT, photo Agnes Meyer-Brandis
Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011
The Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011. © the artist.
The Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011. © the artist.
The Moon Goose Colony, Pollinaria, 2011. © the artist.
Meyer-Brandis’ work weaves together history, popular science and fiction. It is inspired by the 1638 book The Man in the Moone by English bishop Francis Godwin, in which the protagonist flies to the moon in a chariot towed by moon geese. The artist has made this a reality by raising 11 moon geese from birth, giving them astronauts’ names and training them to fly. A control room in the museum broadcasts a live stream of the geese.
Commissioned by The Arts Catalyst and FACT, part of Republic of the Moon.
FREE
Preview: Fri 2 March 9am-3pm
Thu 1 March – Sat 31 March
Mon – Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 2–5pm
Barras Bridge
Newcastle NE2 4PT
greatnorthmuseum.org.uk
