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Floating Earth is BACK at Salford Quays as the bad weather subsides after storms Arwen and Barra
The spectacular Floating Earth is back!
The Floating Earth sculpture at Salford Quays is back after it had to be temporarily deflated as a result of bad weather.
Over the weekend, images of the dazzling sculpture seemingly ‘sinking’ in the Quays started circulating on social media, with many speculating that it had sunk as a result of the turbulent weather brought on by Storm Arwen.
The Lightwaves 2021 festival, which the sculpture is a part of, was also switched off on Saturday night, with organisers Quays Culture saying: “Due to unexpected weather conditions here at The Quays, we’ve had to remove power to Floating Earth and close it temporarily.”
However, the artist behind Floating Earth Luke Jerram told Proper Manchester earlier this week that the sculpture wasn’t damaged and had simply been deflated as a precaution of the storm, noting that there was ‘no major problem’ and that it would be reinflated later in the week.
And yesterday, as Luke promised, the Floating Earth sculpture was back up on Salford Quays in all its glory, where it will be remain until Sunday, December 12th.
Speaking to Proper Manchester last week, Jerram said on the inspiration behind Floating Earth: “They [the astronauts] become overwhelmed by the beauty and the wonder of what they see, and when they return to Earth they often become environmental campaigners.
“So Floating Earth is designed to give people this overview effect, and let them experience what it might be like for an astronaut up in space.”
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Jerram also pointed out that Floating Earth was created to ‘help people have those difficult conversations about what we can do to make our lives more sustainable.’
He explained: “We’re using far too many resources and our carbon footprint is through the roof. We really have to change society very quickly if we’re to avoid a complete climate catastrophe.”
For more information and to see the Lightwaves 2021 artistic lineup in full, visit the Quays Culture website