Since the first Apollo moon landing in the 1960s, NASA has compiled an enormous photographic record of its lunar saga. San Francisco photographer Michael Light gained access to the original negatives, presenting his collection of photography in major American and European museums including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. As a reprise to his photographic exhibition ‘Full Moon’, Light has created ‘Drift’, an epic seven-minute loop of composite still imagery taken during NASA’s moon missions.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1003093
Language
No spoken word
Audience classifications
G
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Exhibitions
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and black and white, silent
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
DVD [PAL]; Copy
DVD [PAL]; Documentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation