SPACE

Space, the great beyond, the final frontier, its size is unlike anything we could ever fathom. For eons, we have had our heads in the stars, wanting to understand what lies past the blue skies of Earth and what it meant for the future of mankind. We started by observing what we could by means of mapping out the stars and observing them with telescopes to make conjectures that would later serve to aid us when we actually were able to get lift-off from the Earth’s surface. Much time has passed and we have more sophisticated technology to help us observe the cosmos, but even so, the universe is far too big and our lives are far too short to be able to define its entirety. But, with such great size comes room for imagination!

Physical art can be made off of the planet in zero gravity conditions. Sculptures, for example, are tethered to the Earth due to gravity, but in areas of little to no gravity, sculptured may be created to be viewed from all conceivable angles. Other artists have taken interest in the objects orbiting around our planet such as Richard Clar’s project Collision II where he creates ‘collisions’ by using calculations of debris in the Earth’s orbit to generate images and music that correspond with their movements.

Many films and television series have also been made about the possibilities of what can happen in space as you may have seen on show like in sci-fi shows such as Star Trek or cartoon/comedies like Futurama. Often these shows do not follow common logic of the physical properties of non-Earth environments, but they do offer a fantastic escape to a world far from the one we inhabit.

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