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. Known 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 space. Installed in the middle of the city, the 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 space—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. The project pays homage to the iconic 'Blue Marble' photo taken by Apollo 17 crew in 1972. Coincidentally, 2019 also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first person walking over the Moon The artwork is created using a custom-made LED screen that projects images of Earth as seen from space 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 the beautiful video sequence. Errazuris has made sure to showcase the installation on his Instagram so people do not miss out on it: View this post on Instagram Open night and day for the next 30 days. It’s much better in person than on photos. If you go in the morning or at night the view will always be different. As the satellite is stationary, it rotates with the earth so we see the line of the sun as it transitions over this beautiful planet. Big cloud formations and city light clusters can be seen too. This is you now. Live from space to: 159 Ludlow in NYC. . . . #blumarble #mazarinegroup #sebastianstudio #contemporaryart #guerrillaart #art #artist #publicart #nyc #les #ny #newyork #space #nasa #earth A post shared by Sebastian Errazuriz (@sebastianstudio) on Mar 15, 2019 at 2:23pm PDT View this post on Instagram New Yorkers stop to look up at our own Spaceship Earth, orbiting the Sun at 67,000 miles per hour. #aboutlastnight . . . . #ny #newyork #nyc #blumarble #mazarinegroup #contemporaryart #guerrillaart #publicart #streetart #art #artist #artinstallation #nasa #space A post shared by Sebastian Errazuriz (@sebastianstudio) on Mar 17, 2019 at 6:02am PDT View this post on Instagram Only 2 weeks left to see our beautiful planet streamed live from a satellite in space. 159 Ludlow. Night and day. . Pic by @puneetsab . . #sebastianerrazuriz #blumarble #mazarinegroup #guerrillaart #contemporaryart #streetart #publicart #space #nasa #earth #planet A post shared by Sebastian Errazuriz (@sebastianstudio) on Mar 23, 2019 at 5:11am PDT READ: HILARIOUS: This Canadian Artist Is Building A Wall Of Expired Cheese To Make 'Make America Grate Again'

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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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