First Woman on the Moon
Artist
Aleksandra Mir
(Polen, född 1967)
Alternate Title
- Första kvinnan på månen
Date1999
MediumDigital video, color, stereo sound; digital image files
DimensionsVarierande mått
Digtal video: 14:00 min
ClassificationInstallations, Moving Images
Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2021/170
CollectionsSvenska förvärv 2021
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkAfter watching 12 white American men landing on the moon, Aleksandra Mir came to the conclusion that if a woman ever decided to walk on the moon, she would have to make one herself, and that is precisely what she decided to do. On a one-day action on a Dutch beach, documented by a massive media crew, Aleksandra Mir, 50 volunteers and 10 rented excavators built a moon landscape. There she planted her flag, declared herself “the first woman on the moon” and raised her glass to the audience, which included “the first black man”, “the first gay person” and “the first German” on the pale celestial body.