Dumbarton artist to have work sent to the moon on SpaceX rocket But Lewis has one key thing on his mind he’s hoping to achieve. “Personally, I would love aliens to find it,” he says, laughing. “That really excites me. Just imagine aliens thousands of years from now travelling across the universe and wondering what it’s all about. “They would find my patent along with 30,000 other people’s artwork.” The project is part of Nasa's Artemis Program with works sent through a series of missions that will deposit digital archives on the lunar surface. New exhibition Lewis was speaking ahead of his latest exhibition – Step Into Abstraction – taking place at Glasgow's Saltspace Cooperative Gallery on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8. He explained: “It’s an immersive art exhibition. So it’s a series of paintings on the walls but then I’ll be adding in different reflective surfaces like mirrors and using projectors to create a digital video of paintings merging into one another and projecting this onto the painting. The exhibition promises to bring 'paintings to life' (Image: Supplied) “The idea is that it feels like you’re stepping inside my painting. The projectors will be projecting onto you and the paintings so there will be an element of movement going through the exhibition. “It really helps to make the space come alive.” Lewis hopes that the idea of interactivity will help encourage people to come along as it offers something that little bit different. “It’s my first time doing an exhibition like this,” he says. “Video art has been around for a few decades but movement was uncommon and we can bring that to life through digital media.” The artist was also pleased to hear the announcement from the Scottish Government that a further £34 million would be made available for the culture sector. The exhibition will take place this weekend (Image: Supplied) Finance Secretary Shona Robison confirmed the news during her Budget announcement on Wednesday, having faced calls from Scottish Labour to increase the funding available for the industry. Although Lewis admitted there is still a long way to go in terms of seeing how the money is spent, he feels it was the right move. He said: “It’s always good when there’s more funding. I’m very sceptical of how the Government manages its money so I don’t know the details but it is hopeful and a step in the right direction.” Click HERE to find out more information on the upcoming exhibition.