[VIDEO] Topcon Mapping Technology Makes Terrestrial Art Reality

Artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada engaged Barcelonians to help create a terrestrial art -- works large enough to be be seen from space -- to raise awareness of human rights issues

Jun 22, 2017
With his Terrestrial Art series, renowned visual artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada aims to raise awareness about important social issues. He creates large-scale images which can be seen from space, like this one in Barcelona. Find out how creativity and technology meet, on Born Square.
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