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Royal Observatory Greenwich, London
ReKindling Venus. The film by Lynette Wallworth, especially created for planetariums, features the intricate, complex life of the marine environment.
ReKindling Venus is a film, especially created for planetariums, immersing us in the intricate, complex life of the marine environment. The beautiful underwater realm of fluorescent coral reefs and bioluminescent sea creatures fills our vision, as we rise slowly upwards from its depths towards the moonlit surface.
It premieres around the world on 5 June 2012 to coincide with a rare astronomical event, the transit of Venus, which itself inspired the first known attempt at international scientific co-operation.
In 1716, astronomer Edmund Halley implored scientists to make observations of future transits of Venus in pursuit of his belief they could help solve the critical astronomical problem of that age: the distance between the earth and the sun. Cooperation was required on a magnificent scale, with observation points spanning beyond continents and across generations. Warring nations offered safe passage to rivals and ships to observe the transits in 1761 and 1769 in a venture whose purpose was considered to be to the benefit of all humanity.
Transits of Venus inspire us to think about the future. We are able to predict such astronomical events; they recur with metronomic precision, beyond our influence. But our world faces a far less certain future. At a time when marine biologists witness the warming of the world's oceans and predict that whole ecosystems such as coral reefs may disappear within 50 years, ReKindling Venus is a compelling, emotive call for renewed global cooperation in our present time.
After 2012, the next transits will happen in 2117 and 2125.
ReKindling Venus is created by Australian artist Lynette Wallworth, whose large-scale video works explore the immensity and intimacy of the natural world and our relationship to it. This is her most ambitious work to date, positioned at the cutting edge of art and technology, science and beauty, astronomy and marine biology.
ReKindling Venus is produced by FelixMedia and Forma.
Supported by Screen Australia, Screen New South Wales, Footprint Films, Maze Film Sales and Arts Council England
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