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Hokusai Crater by Laura J. Lawson

Hokusai Crater by Laura J. Lawson
Hokusai Crater by Laura J. Lawson This artwork, titled “Hokusai Crater,” is part of a series of works by artist and Planetary Society member Laura J. Lawson. Using laser etching on an acrylic block, Lawson depicts a real crater on Mercury named after the Japanese artist Hokusai, with his iconic painting “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” etched onto the other side of the block. “I glued graphite into the crater,” said Lawson, “as it is abundant in Mercury's craters.” This series of works honors the link between art and science, two fields that have impacted our world in so many ways. Laura J. Lawson

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