Earth’s only natural satellite is simply called “the Moon”
because people didn’t know other moons existed until Galileo Galilei
discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610.

The Rabbit On The Moon
One night, the Man on the Moon came down to earth disguised as a beggar. He chanced upon a Fox, a Monkey, and a Rabbit and asked for some food. The Fox brought him fish from a stream, and the Monkey brought fruit from the trees, but the Rabbit could only offer grass. So he told the beggar to build a fire, and when it was built, threw himself onto the flames to offer himself to the Man. Amazed by the Rabbit’s generosity, the beggar transformed back into the Man on the Moon and pulled the Rabbit from the fire. To honor the Rabbit’s kindness, the Man on the Moon carried the Rabbit back to the moon to live with him. Now, if you look at the full moon, you can see the outline of the Rabbit pounding mochi. Choose Kindness Over Rightness. – The Rabbit on the Moon is a part of folklore in many cultures throughout the world: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Aztec, Mesoamerican, and Native American.

PROCESS:
Accurate representation of the Moon’s surface was achieved with technique of etching. Miroko Maroko worked in negative painstakingly transferring outlines of moon’s craters and surface features onto the copper sphere using tar. Once the tar cured she applied acid to oxidise the exposed areas and after removing the protective tar cover worked on achieving the final patina. Two hemispheres from spun
sheet copper and fitted together to form a sphere. Turning mechanism was machined from block
of solid brass. Base is chiseled from a single piece of europeanwhite oak (ebonised).
With the exception of steel ball bearings wall components are bespoke made.

copper, brass, oak, steel ball bearings
European White Oak base (ebonised)