National Moon Day – Contemporary art works inspired by the moon

National Moon Day – Contemporary art works inspired by the moon

As we celebrate humankind’s first landing on the moon this National Moon Day, here are…

The Private Moon is a photographic journey of a man who met the Moon and decided to take her wherever he goes. The installation and visual poetry series started by Leonid Tishkov in 2003, in collaboration with photographer Boris Bendikov, emerged first in Moscow and has traveled to countries like France, Japan, Italy, Kazakhstan, and even The Arctic. The fairytale-like story shows the man treating the personified crescent moon like his better half and taking care of her in every corner of the world.