Published 23:33 IST, March 30th 2019

In his new installation, Sebastian Errazuris showcases massive live images of Earth on the street

With his latest piece, titled ‘Blue-Marble’, Sebastian Errazuris, a Chilean artist, has made a lot of people to stop and look in New York City

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With his latest piece, titled ‘Blue-Marble’, Sebastian Errazuris, a Chilean artist, has me a lot of people to stop and look in New York City. Kwn for his captivating and unique public art installations, Errazuris' latest project involves a monumental 20-foot LED structure that depicts a live stream of Earth from . Installed in middle of city, illuminated spherical sculpture has invited people to contemplate human existence in a form and scale one would never think of.

"Blue-Marble is a reminder of our miraculously fragile existence," explains Sebastian Errazuriz. “It places our very existence in perspective at a global level—as a tiny speck in —beckoning us to live fully with awareness and mindfulness of our limited time on this vulnerable and beautiful planet," as stated on My Modern Met.

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project pays hom to iconic 'Blue Marble' photo taken by Apollo 17 crew in 1972. Coincidentally, 2019 also celebrates 50th anniversary of first person walking over Moon

artwork is created using a custom-me LED screen that projects ims of Earth as seen from in real time. Errazuriz and his team designed a bot to acquire photographs from a NASA satellite which are merged using software that ultimately creates beautiful video sequence.

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Errazuris has me sure to showcase installation on his Instagram so people do t miss out on it:

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22:49 IST, March 30th 2019