[ALIEN] STAR DUST: signal to noise -- which was recently awarded the NTU Global Digital Art Prize in Singapore! Go check it out if there!
Shanghai: 12/15 -- 02/11
OPENING:
COSMOLOGICAL EVENTS
December 15, 2022
at the Fuson Foundation in Shanghai, curated by Claudia Schnugg and Iris Long.
Pre-recording the Opening Panel for Cosmological Events -- [Alien] Star Dust: signal to noise featured curators of the exhibition Iris Long, Claudia Schnugg in discussion with philosopher Lukaš Likavčan, geologist Christian Koebler who commissioned Victoria Vesna to develop the artwork as a General Director of the Natural History Museum in Vienna (2020)
Image from Dr. Koeberl's presentation on astronomical facts around cosmological events.
During the exhibition there will be a online collective meditation for Asia with the focus on the Fukang meteorite. Stay tuned for the announcement!
[Alien] refers to looking up into outer space for star dust but then turning our gaze back down to earth extending the idea that everything is interconnected, flowing, flying and mixing around our planet and beyond. In all the pollution, we lose sight of the star dust...
From Africa, Saharan sand dust falling on the Alps to the ash from fires in Australia landing in Europe – this dust is the earthly alien dust that mixes with the space dust.
Star Dust is 1/10th of the width of a human hair and 70-100 tons of this extra-terrestrial falls on earth every single day and these invisible grains hold the mystery of our cosmic roots.
All the molecules in our bodies originate with that residual stardust that finds its way into plants, and from there into the nutrients we need to survive. Analyses of the organic matter in meteorites can provide insights into the types of chemical reactions and organic compounds providing insights into the history of our planetary system and origins of life on Planet Earth.
Download the [Alien] Star Dust app and point your camera toward the images of the meteorites on the website.
The visualization shows in real time the participants from around the world who came together to focus and breathe to raise awareness and healing for our planet and one another. This activity was s visualized in real time by John Brumley showing rays of light streaming from their locations.