Event 3: Cosmological Elements

 I recently attended the final part of the Cosmological Elements Events series. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the art pieces that were shown in this presentation. I also thought that the entire series and project as a whole was so interesting, as so may artists from all over the word came together to talk about cosmological ideas they found interesting, and how they could collaborate to create art through this shared interest. With that being said let's dive in to the project I found most interesting within the 3rd part of the Cosmological Elements Series; The Kepler Station. 

  

The Kepler Station was a simulation that intended to depict without like on mars would be like for astronauts living on a station there. The simulation was set up so that none of the people in the experiment could leave the "station" and it imitated what life on Mars and other neighboring planets might look like in the future for humans. While the scientific aspect of this project was serious and very real, a secondary aspect of art was very important to the final result.

During the astronaut's time in the Kepler Station Simulation, they had a photographer who followed along with the simulation, making it feel very real and trying to imagine exactly what it would really look like on Mars. In doing so, the photos produced in the end follow a very similar pattern, and look as though they might've actually been taken in space. This is so important as is benefits the research in many ways, one being the visualization of this potential Mars lifestyle for humans. Another being that it made the astronauts in the experiment more serious, and truly believe in their "mission", allowing the project to have real meaning instead of being like a "play-pretend". 

Overall the art in this experiment truly changes the essence of the project allowing edits like light, shadow, and recoloring set the tone of what life on Mars truly is. In this way art is bringing out wonder and hope in the people seeing these depictions, allowing them to feel more connected to the lifestyle of the future. 






Citations (photo/web as they were found from the same places)

“Inside an Otherworldly Mission to Prepare Humans for Mars.” National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/space/2019/01/inside-an-otherworldly-mission-to-prepare-humans-for-mars. 

“The Kepler Base Station, Hosting the 16-Person Field Crew. This ...” ResearchGate, www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Kepler-base-station-hosting-the-16-person-field-crew-This-infrastructure-was_fig4_345805396. 

Kutty, Samuel. “‘Mars on Earth’ Mission Explained.” Oman Observer, 22 Nov. 2020, www.omanobserver.om/article/7615/Main/mars-on-earth-mission-explained. 

Magazine, Think:Act. “Inside the Simulation That Takes Us Closer to Mars.” Roland Berger, Roland Berger GmbH, 17 July 2019, www.rolandberger.com/en/Insights/Publications/Inside-the-simulation-that-takes-us-closer-to-Mars.html. 

“Participate in a Mars Simulation AMADEE 2023.” From Space With Love, 26 Sept. 2019, www.fromspacewithlove.com/mars-simulation/. 







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