BUZZ ALDRIN (* 1930)
Aldrin's boot print on the surface of the moon, NASA Apollo 11, 1969

Start price: €1.200

Estimate: € 2.000-2.400

Chromogenic print, Vintage

28,5 x 28,5 cm

Annotated"Astronautique USA Apollo 11 NASA« by an unidentified hand on the reverse »The boot print on this talcum-like surface was not like sand or plain old dust. It would fall away and it made a very distinct print. It fascinated me and I wanted to take a good picture of this, it ought to be a before and after. So I picked out a nice smooth spot, took a picture before, put my foot down and this turned out to be quite a representative picture of the human print on the moon. It looked a little lonely, so I decided to take another one, not quite as famous as this, and I put my boot down and moved it a little bit so you could see the boot and the print itself. The prints are fairly small, but each time you put your foot down as you’re walking, it sprays the dust to either side and it changes the colour of the surface.« (Edwin Buzz Aldrin)