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NASA‘Space Steps: The Moon
and Beyond’ runs at RPS
House, 337 Paintworks,
Bristol BS4 3AR until 29
September. Admission
is £7 (standard) or free
to RPS members. The
gallery is open Thursday
to Sunday, as well as
on bank holidays. For
more details about the
exhibition and opening
hours, visit rps.org. See
box (top right) for more
information on events at
RPS House surrounding
the exhibition.
Discover more
Some highlights from the RPS House
summer schedule.Talk: Historical View of the Moon
18 July, 6.30-7.30pm, £4
An insight into the history of moon
photography, and how capturing it
has always been challenging – even
for astronauts.Talk: Soviet Space Dog Memorabilia
from Martin Parr
24 July, 6.30-8pm, £4
Martin Parr and Debbie Ireland discuss
Soviet space dog memorabilia.Workshop: Night Sky Photography
First Steps with Lilian Hobbs
31 August, 11am-1pm, £6
Photographer Lilian Hobbs LRPS hosts
a night sky photography workshop.
Learn how to capture the cosmos and
make star-trail photos.You can book tickets for all of these,
and further talks and events, at rps.org/
spacestepsevents.different way of approaching space,
so I’m really looking forward to
going there.’ A long-term project
was necessary to absorb all the
information, as well as bear witness
to technological advancements and
developments. Monica admits that
the visit to NASA may not be where
it ends after all, as there’s still plenty
to document.
It’s interesting to note that
Monica uses (digital) Hasselblad
cameras for her images – a symbolic
full circle considering the role ofHasselblad in the moon landing (see
pages 40-45). The resulting images
are best viewed in conjunction with
an augmented reality app which
Monica developed with a friend.
Incredibly keen to appeal to young
people (‘the scientists of the future’),
scanning her pictures with the app
reveals hidden layers and video
messages that bring another
dimension to an otherwise typical
photography exhibition.
‘Space Steps: The Moon and
Beyond’ has been in the making for
around two years, with Deborah
having high hopes for the visitors. ‘I
hope that whoever comes to see this
will get something out of it – that
they will enjoy the images, yes, but
actually they will be a bit more
informed, too.’© MONICA ALCA Z AR DUARTE