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“To me, a flower symbolizes the beauty of life,” Dr.
Chadha said. “Well, I can’t give you a flower to take
to space, but I would like to give you these pictures of
flowers that I took from around the world so that when
you look at them–even in space–you get that feeling and
truly experience ‘your world.’”
In June 2017, Dr. Chadha was an honorary guest
at Star City during the welcoming home of the ISS
Expedition 49-50 astronauts. Along with the five
photographs that stay on the space station, he also
donated a copy of his book, Visions of Nature, and a
hard drive loaded with 500 of his images as gifts to Star
City’s Yuri A. Gagarin State Scientific Research-and-
Testing Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC).
“What Dr. Chadha has accomplished is truly
remarkable,” said Jerry Ibaran, a longtime Duggal
associate who collaborated with the artist to produce his
space-bound work on vivid, lightweight Vibrachrome.
“It’s not every day that you get to see your work reach
literally astronomical success. We support his vision
and are proud to be his production partner.”
To see Dr. Chadha’s work, visit
www.hershchadha.com.
He is also a great follow on Instagram.