The piece is inspired by the film “A Trip to the Moon”, by Georges Méliès, which narrates the journey of a group of astronomers who travel and return from the moon, making a nod to the making of the scene where they land in the eye of the moon, the portrait, that alludes to the feminine aesthetics of the time, aims to re-contextualize the scene using elements from it, such as the paper rocket that was the way to recreate the effect of the moon landing on the actor's face, and by adding the earrings with the Ethereum symbol I seek to make reference to the historical milestone, since both films marked and will mark history, the first within the formation of cinema and film production and the second as the evolution of artistic intervention and film creation of the modern era, closing the cycle to carry out the film that has brought us together here.
Here is a quote about the original movie and its most iconic scene:
(...) “The film remains Méliès' best known, and the moment in which the capsule lands in the Moon's eye remains one of the most iconic and frequently referenced images in the history of cinema. It is widely regarded as the earliest example of the science fiction film genre and, more generally, as one of the most influential films in cinema history” (...)
