Despite many a primary school drawing or text book illustration, a true scale model of our Solar System is unfeasible on paper.
To get a sense of its true vastness, artist Louise O’Connor invited people to walk the Solar System.
A walkable scale model was installed, which began at Kingsland Road in Dalston and finished in Stamford Hill, London; running along part of one of Britain’s most historic and longest Roman roads.
Local shopkeepers at appropriate points on the route acted as guardians to the planets – hosting models represented by everyday objects, at their correct sizes on this 3.1 km scale.
The portraits formed part of Louise’s MA Design Interactions degree show at the Royal College of Art .