Lucy in the Sky with Debris
2022 (ON-GOING)RESEARCH, WRITING
“The sky filled with the luminous debris
of ancient, incomprehensible machines”
—Robert Charles Wilson, Axis
“We live in an age in which extremely expensive machines are made and installed in orbit without public knowledge, only to be spectacularly blown away and become total losses before our eyes.” —Lisa Parks, Orbital Ruins
An on-going research project responding to the problem of space debris. Merging astronomy, mythology, material culture, and visual art, the project seeks to illuminate the issue of orbital debris through an expanded practice involving the generation of research, collaboration, mappings, stories, and kinetic sculptures.
> Dedicated project website
Image from the MOA-II telescope. Taken from Trailblazer, an open data repository for astronomical images affected by satellites.
Space debris found in NSW, Australia. Image: Nick Lodge
Starlink satellite trails found in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope since 2021. Images: S. Kruk, Nature Astronomy.
CREDITS
Curator: Seet Yun Teng
Supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore
Residency supported by Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, Western Australia
Curator: Seet Yun Teng
Supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore
Residency supported by Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, Western Australia