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Juan Martínez

Canadian21st Century Realist

Earthshine

2003

61 x 45.7 cms | 24 x 18 ins
Carbon, black, white chalk on hand toned paper

During a crescent phase, the disc of the moon (Luna) can often be seen against the blackness of space, instead of being simply a part of it. This faint illumination that enables us to see the entire disc on those occasions is actually light reflecting back from the Earth. Hence, Earthshine.