See Luke Jerram’s huge floating earth in Southwark Cathedral

For a few weeks, Southwark Cathedral will have a huge floating planet Earth filling the nave as Luke Jerram’s Gaia takes up residence.
(c) Southwark Cathedral
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter and created from 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface, the artwork allows visitors to see our planet floating in three dimensions.
That simple explanation is, however, to belittle what an exceptional experience this display is.