This selection explores the fascination that many of us have for concepts such as infinity and space. Questioning what this uncharted, boundless field represents in terms of scientific discovery but also in the common imagination: is there life in another universe, another galaxy? Could there be another Earth (to save us from our dystopian Anthropocene)? Would this be an option?
Even though more than 80% of the ocean is unmapped, the human species cannot help but invest in space exploration, trying to find the unknown or the most urgent option instead of saving what we already have. This is an illogical paradox that characterizes political and mainly economic endeavors of our 21st century: imperialistic minds in power investing in useless space races, developing dysfunctional exploding rockets instead of researching natural resources that we could still (maybe) save. On the positive side, space exploration has led to the invention of GPS, solar cells, and ultraviolet filters.
Cinema has fed my fascination for this unlimited and intangible place, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Space is The Place to Moon, the Extant series, and many more! A common element is that the disrupting factor in the supposedly smooth running of a mission comes from the extraordinary, from outer space; it triggers dramatic outcomes. Maybe we could pinpoint it as the encounter between human and space that generates powerful consequences from outer to inner spaces, mainly due to human thirst for power.
This selection explores the fascination that many of us have for concepts such as infinity and space. Questioning what this uncharted, boundless field represents in terms of scientific discovery but also in the common imagination: is there life in another universe, another galaxy? Could there be another Earth (to save us from our dystopian Anthropocene)? Would this be an option?
Even though more than 80% of the ocean is unmapped, the human species cannot help but invest in space exploration, trying to find the unknown or the most urgent option instead of saving what we already have. This is an illogical paradox that characterizes political and mainly economic endeavors of our 21st century: imperialistic minds in power investing in useless space races, developing dysfunctional exploding rockets instead of researching natural resources that we could still (maybe) save. On the positive side, space exploration has led to the invention of GPS, solar cells, and ultraviolet filters.
Cinema has fed my fascination for this unlimited and intangible place, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Space is The Place to Moon, the Extant series, and many more! A common element is that the disrupting factor in the supposedly smooth running of a mission comes from the extraordinary, from outer space; it triggers dramatic outcomes. Maybe we could pinpoint it as the encounter between human and space that generates powerful consequences from outer to inner spaces, mainly due to human thirst for power.
