Projects We Love: You Are Here

Exploring Projects of Earth. [Kickstarter]( [Newest]( [Popular]( [Ending Soon]( Projects We Love "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives... on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam." —Carl Sagan in Pale Blue Dot [Projects of Earth]( has landed. This week, we're sharing nine creators' interpretations of life and culture on our pale blue dot. [Explore even more earthly projects here.]( By Public Art Fund Ai Weiwei: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Transforming security fences into public art installations, artist and activist Ai Weiwei challenges the forces that divide and separate us. [View project]( By Bryn G. Jones Voyager 4000: It's the year 4000 A.D., and humanity has anatomically merged with technology. In this series of speculative paintings, one artist imagines the future. [View project]( By Bobby Genalo Orrery Lamp: Product designer Bobby Genalo blends science, artistry, and cosmic choreography to create a lamp that represents the Earth and Moon orbiting our host star. [View project]( By Cosmic Smudge Media Chasing the Great American Eclipse: As crowds across the U.S. gathered this week to witness the solar eclipse, a team of photographers set out to capture the spectacle. This photo book will document "the day the sun disappeared over America." [View project]( By Chris T. Hodgson Ever Decreasing Arctic Circles: Taken during a 10,000-mile journey in search of the midnight sun, Chris T. Hodgson's arresting photographs draw awareness to the changing landscapes of the Arctic Circle. [View project]( By Paula McGuire The Big Mad Swim Around Britain: In this documentary, recovering aquaphobe Paula McGuire attempts the 1,800-mile swim around Britain's coast. [View project]( By Kell Ideas Turtle Rover: It can traverse caves, water reservoirs, and ruins. The roboticists behind this open-source, all-terrain land drone want to help you explore the beauty and wonder of our planet. [View project]( By Hannah Peterson East of the River: Created in collaboration with local high schoolers, this short film highlights the experiences of young students of color as they navigate Washington, D.C.'s overburdened public school system. [View project]( By Thornwillow Sun Spots: Maria Mitchell was America's first female astronomer and a pioneer of astrophotography. This handmade portfolio collects five of her famed Sun Spot prints from the late 1800s. [View project]( [A Reverie for the Voyager Probes]( Projects of Earth is inspired by the Voyager Golden Record, which launched into space aboard the Voyager space probes forty years ago. Here, one reporter pens an ode to "humanity's calling cards." [Read more here]( [Space is the place. From mission control to the Milky Way, these projects are launching now.]( [Just for kids. Interactive picture books. Educational toys. With these projects, it's time to play.]( [ig]( [fb]( [tw]( Kickstarter · 58 Kent St, Brooklyn NY 11222 · [www.kickstarter.com]( · [Contact Us]( · [We're Hiring]( Don't want to keep receiving this newsletter? That's okay, you can [unsubscribe]( or [opt out from all newsletters](.