Swaantje GüntzelLUNAR LITTER or Things we left on the moon
I have posted this work before but because of obvious reasons I am posting it again. Putting aside all fascination with astronautics and outer space, we are currently transferring the problems we have on Earth into space unfortunately on every level. So far, without solutions that actually work and in an area where there are hardly any laws at all.
Garbage bag, inspired by the so-called “jettison bags” used in space travel. I had two of these bags produced and embroidered with the lettering “lunar litter only.” On May 23, 2023, one bag was sent to the HQ of NASA with the request that it be taken to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, planned for 2025 (which has now just happenend), to retrieve some of the 190 tons of material left behind by NASA during the Apollo missions.
You find all the objects that were left behind on the moon listed in the "Catalogue of Manmade Material on the Moon" by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration here: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/final-catalogue-of-manmade-material-on-the-moon.pdf
I realized the work with the help of my wonderful assistant Joana Bacelar.
Installation view of my exhibition "Instant Paradise" at Villa Dessauer Bamberg (Museen der Stadt Bamberg) in 2023.
[Swaantje Güntzel, Lunar Litter (Jettison Bag), 2023, polyester, embroidery thread, plastic, galvanized metal, 50 x 53 x 98 cm]
Foto: Tobias Hübel
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I have posted this work before but because of obvious reasons I am posting it again. Putting aside all fascination with astronautics and outer space, we are currently transferring the problems we have on Earth into space unfortunately on every level. So far, without solutions that actually work and in an area where there are hardly any laws at all.
Garbage bag, inspired by the so-called “jettison bags” used in space travel. I had two of these bags produced and embroidered with the lettering “lunar litter only.” On May 23, 2023, one bag was sent to the HQ of NASA with the request that it be taken to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, planned for 2025 (which has now just happenend), to retrieve some of the 190 tons of material left behind by NASA during the Apollo missions.
You find all the objects that were left behind on the moon listed in the "Catalogue of Manmade Material on the Moon" by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration here: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/final-catalogue-of-manmade-material-on-the-moon.pdf
I realized the work with the help of my wonderful assistant Joana Bacelar.
Installation view of my exhibition "Instant Paradise" at Villa Dessauer Bamberg (Museen der Stadt Bamberg) in 2023.
[Swaantje Güntzel, Lunar Litter (Jettison Bag), 2023, polyester, embroidery thread, plastic, galvanized metal, 50 x 53 x 98 cm]
Foto: Tobias Hübel
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #installation #nasa #esa #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #artemisII #moon #mond #lunarlitter #jettisonbags #apollo #apollomissions #weltraumschrott #artistinscience #exhibition #villadessauer #bamberg #exhibition #instantparadise #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #ausstellung #lunarlitteronly #space #spacetravel #raumfahrt
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