Aleksandra Mir – Space Tapestry: Earth Observation & Human Spaceflight

Aleksandra Mir – Space Tapestry: Earth Observation & Human Spaceflight
24 June — 12 November 2017

New chapters of Aleksandra Mir’s ongoing work Space Tapestry span the walls of Modern Art Oxford’s Piper gallery. The huge monochrome drawings are inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and the artists who depicted Halley’s Comet in 1066. Much like a graphic novel, Space Tapestry tells an episodic visual story of Space travel. Mir has brought together a team of collaborators aged 18 to 24, to draw the work collectively in her studio. At Modern Art Oxford, Mir presents Space Tapestry: Earth Observation & Human Spaceflight.

The drawings contemplate the future possibilities of Space and the evolution of advanced technology — particularly satellites and human space flight — in relation to our daily lives. The works explore the balance of technological progress and humanistic objectives, expressed through the work’s layered and participatory execution.

Faraway Missions, another chapter of Space Tapestry, which is 200 metres in total, is presented at Tate Liverpool, 23 June – 15 October.

The production of Space Tapestry is supported by the UK Space Agency, the Science & Technology Facilities Council and Arts Council England.