There is something fascinating about seeing the Earth from above -- something a new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen will explore when it opens later this month.
"Mind the Earth" looks at the planet from heights of up to 10 km over a series of photos taken through the eyes of Google Earth.
The images zoom in and out over the globe, highlighting everything from the artistic patterns created by the devastating effects of logging to the astonishing scale of the world's megacities.
Divided into four main themes of food, energy, transport and water, the works will explore the future of urbanism and raise the question of whether a technological resource such as Google Earth can provide new insights about the world we live in and maybe even provoke change.
The result of a collaboration between the architect and urban planner Kasper Brejnholt Bak and the writer Morten Søndergaard, the exhibition will see the photos beamed onto the floors of dark rooms, accompanied by facts and philosophical texts.
"In addition to being stunningly beautiful, these photos also show some of the transformations, which globalization, urbanization and climate change are currently creating. Visitors to the exhibition will be thrilled and amazed by the Earth's diversity, but at the same time reminded that the Earth's resources are not infinite, and that we have a joint obligation to look after what we have," explains Martin Winther, Experience Communication Manager, Danish Architecture Centre.
Mind the Earth will run Nov. 20 – Jan. 11.
