UNITING PEOPLE & PLANET

When we watch the Moon in London and the UK, half the world is watching it with us.

Aluna is a symbol of global unity and a beacon for a new emerging culture, as we learn to understand and care for the Earth and each other, transform our cultures and technologies, and transition to a zero carbon, socially just future.

“If you want to write a song about the human race, write a song about the Moon.”

Paul Simon

Photo Credits

Igor Bulgarin, Rudra Narayan Mitra, ChameleonsEye, Killua

DECOLONISING TIME

Aluna will be a place of gathering and a festival space for everyone, of all backgrounds, all cultures. Transcending all divisions, Aluna will present an opportunity to think about our shared global heritage, and celebrate international cultures through the many festivals timed by the Moon, including: Easter, the Chinese, Jewish, Vietnamese, Hindu and Islamic new years, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan, Eid, Wesak, Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Thai Loi Krathong, Tsukimi, Holi and Diwali.

Through live and digital programmes, Aluna will inspire people to explore and celebrate humanity’s relationships with nature, and learn why and how we protect our fragile and interconnected ecosystem, now and into the future. Although physically located in London, Aluna’s reach will extend to all of the UK and the world.

“We need celebratory social spaces to look backwards and forwards in time, where our collective knowledge, intuition and a sense of wonder at what is possible can come together.”

Lucy Neal, Theatre Maker, Writer, Community Activist

“Aluna is not just a striking public landmark—it is a bold and timely symbol of the urgent shift in consciousness we need to tackle the climate crisis. Rooted in planetary time and designed to reconnect us with natural cycles, Aluna aligns powerfully with the mission of C40: to inspire and support cities in leading a green and just transformation.

I’m proud to support this visionary project. Solving the climate crisis isn’t just about infrastructure and innovation—it’s also about culture, imagination, and reconnecting to nature’s rhythms. Aluna embodies that vision.”

Mark Watts, Executive Director, C40 Cities

Thames Moonlight, 51°30’N, 0°10’W

photo Laura Williams

The word Alúna comes from the Kogi people of Colombia, the last surviving civilization from the world of the Inca and Aztec. Their cities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are untouched by our world.

The Kogi conveyed their message to humanity through their films From the Heart of the World and more recently Alúna, in which they ask us to slow down and understand the critical interconnections within our natural world.

In Kogi philosophy, Alúna is the mind inside nature.

The entity out of which all things are born, in which everything is contained. In Alúna there is the memory of the past and the potential for the future.

Alúna forms the bridge between the universe and the human spirit.

Origin Myth of the Kogi People, Colombia