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Mission
Mission
Sending the voices of our rivers in peril to the Moon...
TOP : Brahmaputra by sunrise
(Original artwork @Priyanka Rajkakati, acrylic on card, 2023)
BOTTOM : The final resting place - the Moon
Shadow of Blue Ghost I, with Earth on the horizon
(Credit: Firefly Aerospace, 2025)
About the Artwork
About the Artwork
Origins
Origins
Brahmaputra by sunrise is part of a series of artworks inspired by the RiVeins project, being curated at Atelier Arth, a thought-experiment on community-based flood resilience systems, focused on in rural communities.
Indeed, rural populations introduce additional social and cultural challenges that cannot be overlooked by the existing stoic tech-focused solutions.
This is where storytelling becomes crucial.
To link society with the technology that aims to serve it.
Aerial view of a portion of the river Brahmaputra in Assam, highlighting the topographical scale in question. (Credits: Google Maps)
Raison-d'être
Raison-d'être
Brahmaputra by sunrise seeks to promote the beautiful land of Assam, tucked away in the shelters of the Himalayas in the northeast of India. A land nourished by the mighty Brahmaputra river that has known annual flooding since the beginning of its existence.
The artwork also seeks to raise awareness about the growing risk of climate-related disasters, the effect on society, especially marginalised populations, and the technological efforts being put in place to address these challenges.
The artwork seeks to focus on the need for a holistic interdisciplinary approach towards building disaster resilient societies.
Current location
Current location
Brahmaputra by sunrise was a gift to vorteX-io.
It sits on a display case at the entrance at their offices in Toulouse.
An exhibition in a gallery out-of-this-world: the Moon!
An exhibition in a gallery out-of-this-world: the Moon!
While the original artwork is in Toulouse, I had the immense fortune of being invited by the LunARC team - a big thanks in part to The Karman Project - to exhibit Brahmaputra by Sunrise in digital format onboard their lunar art gallery, alongside 30,000 voices of the less heard. It's indeed an honour and an experience to cherish for a lifetime.
The artwork, along with 30000 tribal works, landed on the Moon via Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander 1 Mission on the 2nd of March, 2025.
The LunARC Gallery
The LunARC Gallery
LifeShip Nanofiche with the artworks engraved
(Credits: LifeShip, LunARC, 2025)
"DEFINING OUR MULTIPLANETARY FUTURE, TOGETHER"
To unite a diverse representation of humans—across borders, cultures, generations and backgrounds—to collaborate and create a better future for all through space exploration.
LunARC's inaugural lunar mission began with a simple yet audacious idea: to empower the underrepresented to lead the charge into space, offering an unprecedented opportunity for artists from marginalized communities to be pioneers in a historic journey to the Moon, a chance for everyone to participate in something larger than themselves.
Why art?
Why art?
Because it speaks to the soul in a language that transcends barriers. Through art, LunARC has tapped into the universal human capacity for imagination and vision. Their aim is to establish a digital Lunar Community Art Gallery, igniting conversations about space exploration and empowering individuals to see themselves as integral to the journey, regardless of their circumstances.
Committed to bridging the digital divide, LunARC has collaborated with nonprofit organizations focused on education, poverty alleviation, refugee assistance, Indigenous rights, and more, ensuring that no one was left behind in the journey to the stars.
With the support and generosity of volunteers and corporate, foundation, and nonprofit partners, LunARC surmounted financial barriers and logistical challenges to make this vision a reality.
Over 30,000 art submissions were collected from 40 countries, showcasing the diverse creativity of humanity.
Firefly Lunar Mission
Firefly Lunar Mission
The LunARC gallery #1 is part of Lifeship's first Pyramid payload. It launched onboard Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander 1, a NASA CLPS mission.
Learn more about the 10 NASA science payloads onboard this mission.Mission Details
Mission Details
Mission Name: Ghost Riders in the Sky
Mission Type: Lunar Mission
Customer: NASA
Spacecraft: Blue Ghost lunar lander
Launch
Launch
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Target Launch Date: January 15, 2025, 1:11 a.m. EST
Status: Launch successful!
Relive the launch : Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)
Landing
Landing
Landing Site: Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille
Target Landing Date: March 2, 2025
Status : Landing successful!
Relive the landing : Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast)
Media & Outreach
Media & Outreach
Brahmaputra by Sunrise is a unique artwork in that it has first been showcased on each of the 7 continents, before making its way to outer space, onto our collective 8th continent, the Moon.
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