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Martina Nehrling, Apophis, 36 x 72 in., acrylic on canvas, 2024
Apophis
acrylic on canvas
36 x 72 inches
2024

This painting imagines the near-earth asteroid, named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction. Its nearest passage to earth will occur in the spring of 2029. Apophis will be visible to the naked eye then; in the meanwhile it is the subject of scientific study and passionate speculation.