View Luke Jerram's Gaia spectacularly lit and illuminated in London's oldest gothic Cathedral on selected evenings

Evening viewing of Gaia also provides an opportunity to see the Cathedral at night for a truly memorable ‘out of hours’ experience.

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 provides the opportunity to see our planet, floating in three dimensions.

The installation aims to create a sense of the Overview Effect, which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of the experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

When presented indoors, the Earth artwork slowly revolves. A specially made surround sound composition by BAFTA award winning Composer Dan Jones is played alongside the sculpture.

The artwork is 1.8 million times smaller than the real Earth with each centimetre of the internally lit sculpture describing 18km of the Earth’s surface. By standing 211m away from the artwork, the public will be able to see the Earth as it appears from the moon.

*The imagery for the artwork has been compiled from Visible Earth series, NASA.

How to see Gaia at Southwark Cathedral by Night

Our Gaia by Night dates are;

Thursday 17 October

Saturday 19 October

Thursday 24 October

Friday 25 October

Saturday 26 October

Wednesday 30 October

Thursday 31 October

Saturday 2 November

Our timeslots are;

6.30pm - 7.00pm

7.00pm - 7.30pm

7.30pm - 8.00pm

8.00pm - 8.30pm

8.30pm - 9.00pm (Last admission at 8.45pm)

We recommend buying tickets in advance to guaruntee entry for the evening and time you wish to visit. A limited amount of tickets will be available on the door.

We will be operating a one way system due Gaia's residence at Southwark. Entrance will be via the Cathedral Churchyard opposite Borough Market and exit will be via the Cathedral courtyard located on the north side opposite the River Thames.

We will be operating 30-minute timeslots for evening admission.

Please make sure you book for the correct evening and time as we are unable to transfer tickets to a different timeslot/date and tickets are non-refundable.

Important Information

• We are unable to transfer your tickets to another day or time and tickets are non-refundable.

• Limited tickets are being released for this and early booking is encouraged.

• Queues are likely for this event, we will do our best to admit everyone as close to their time slot as possible.

• Please note that there are limited toilet facilities at the Cathedral.

• If you wish to bring a school or uniformed group please email our Learning Centre at edcentre@southwark.anglican.org who will provide you with further information.

• During the Gaia residency 17 October - 2 November we will not be able to accommodate any group or tour bookings. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

• Sunday daytime and evening are set aside for our pattern of worship only with no tickets available to view Gaia. You can visit Gaia Monday - Saturday only.

We recommend visiting our website for more information before booking to see Gaia for all the up to date information.

Further tickets may be released later and will be announced on the Southwark Cathedral website.