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
Lucy in the Sky with Debris is a research and visual art project responding to the space debris problem. Merging astronomy, cartography, mythology, and material culture, it generates a layered reframing of the planetary issue, exploring alternative ways to communicate the environmental problem that parallels the ecological crises on Earth. This body of work is composed of Errant Stars(2024), a kinetic light installation that is generated from orbital data of space debris, and To Draw a Line(2024), a braided essay that weaves together fieldnotes from a trip to a radio telescope in the desert, research, and art-making.
> Dedicated project website
CREDITS
Curator: Seet Yun Teng
Supported by: National Arts Council
Venue Support: Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film
Graphics: CROP.SG
Printing: Oxford Graphic Printers
Programme Partners: Science Centre Singapore, Australian High Commission Singapore, Curtin University Singapore, and Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
Residency Supported by: Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
Curator: Seet Yun Teng
Supported by: National Arts Council
Venue Support: Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film
Graphics: CROP.SG
Printing: Oxford Graphic Printers
Programme Partners: Science Centre Singapore, Australian High Commission Singapore, Curtin University Singapore, and Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
Residency Supported by: Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
EXHIBITIONS
Lucy in the Sky with Debris
Objectifs Centre, Singapore
2024.04.04—2024.04.28
Lucy in the Sky with Debris
Objectifs Centre, Singapore
2024.04.04—2024.04.28