The Lunar Codex

The Gallerist Catalogue: Gallerist (2021-2024) - PM1, XM1, GM1 | Launches 2022-2025

Curated by Samuel Peralta | Lunar Codex | Colleen Hoffenbacker Selected Artist on Codex Polaris

COLLEEN HOFFENBACKER is a selected artist whose work is among over 40,000 artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers, from 259 countries, & territories and 148 indigenous nations, launching in over 7 missions from earth to space, the moon and beyond.

ABOUT THE LUNAR CODEX GLOBAL PROJECT

• “The ‘Lunar Codex’ Is Sending Works from More than 30,000 Artists to the Moon” - Colossal

• “A time capsule of human creativity, stored in the sky” - The New York Times

• “How the Lunar Codex is aiming to change the Moon forever" - CNN

• “List of Time Capsules” - Wikipedia

LAUNCHES 2022-2025

•    Orion collection launched Nov 16 to Lunar orbit & returned to Earth Dec 11, 2022
          via NASA EM-1 / Artemis I mission

•    Peregrine collection launched Jan 8 to Lunar distance, Earth re-entry burn Jan 18, 2024   
         via NASA CLPS TO2-AB mission

•    Nova collection & ILO-X Lunar Codex camera launched Feb 15 & landed on the Moon Feb 22, 2024
         via NASA CLPS-TO2-IM mission

•    Serenity collection launching to Mare Crisium NET Jan 11-17, landing NET Feb 25-Mar 3, 2025
         via NASA CLPS-TO-19D mission

•    Minerva collection launching to Shackleton Ridge NET Feb 27, 2025, landing NET Mar 6, 2025
         via NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 mission

•    Polaris collection launching to Nobile Crater, Lunar South Pole region NET Nov 2025   
         via NASA CLPS-TO-20A mission

•    Freya collection launching to near-Earth object rendezvous & to deep space NET Dec 2025   
         via NASA CLPS-TO-CP11 mission