“It’s only been 60 years that humanity has been able to see the Earth like this, as a blue planet floating in the blackness of space,” he said.
“The idea of creating this artwork was hopefully to give people a sense of what it might be like to be floating in space looking down at the planet.
“Just to see how beautiful and fragile it is, and for people to care about it.”
It has been seen by about 20 million people before it arrived in Corby as part of its world tour.
Joe Flavin, the theatre’s director, said there had been some “beautiful and unique” moments under GAIA during its week of celebrations – which included a series of workshops and events.
“It’s been a crazy few days. We had Northants Sings Out choir having just a joyful explosion of energy underneath it. It was absolutely such a unique moment,” he said.
“It’s projects like this, where we’re able to kind of animate the town centre, [that] bring more people in and show off Corby for how great it is.”