| Title | Tranquility Base |
| Artist / Creator | Heidi Neilson |
| Artist's Nationality | American |
| Publication Date | 2012 |
| Number of Images | 9 images |
| Image Process | Photographs of miniature dioramas created by the artist |
| Structure / Binding | Digital offset print and pamphlet stitched by hand with additional paper and hot stamped, die cut cover |
| Number of Pages | 16 pages |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 5.5 x 7 x .25 inches |
| Edition Size | Edition of 50 |
| Signed & Numbered | Yes |
Tranquility Base is a visual catalog of items left at the Apollo 11 landing site on the moon made with photos of miniature handmade models in diorama settings.
Artist Bio
Heidi Neilson is an artist addressing topics such as weather, maps, fake snow, and the debris in earth’s orbit. Her work, often collaborative and publishing-based, has been supported by the Art Matters Foundation, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Center for Book Arts, the College Book Art Association, The Drawing Center, Flux Factory, I-Park, the International Print Center New York, the Islip Art Museum, Kala Art Institute, LMCC, the Lower East Side Printshop, Provisions Library, the Queens Museum of Art, Visual Studies Workshop, and Women’s Studio Workshop. She is a member of the ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative, co-founded SP Weather Station, and her work is included in over 60 museum and university collections. Born in Oregon, Heidi received a BA in biology from Reed College and an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, and lives and works in New York. Further information is available at: www.heidineilson.com.