AtlasCoelestisZeroG
dal 16/4/2012 al 29/4/2012
Segnalato da
16/4/2012
AtlasCoelestisZeroG
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco
13 concentric rings made of aerospace-grade aluminum connected by rotating joints tilted by 36 degrees, creating a movement that reflects light and casts shadows in the surrounding environment.
'AtlasCoelestisZeroG' is a sculpture designed for the microgravity environment in space. It draws inspiration from Galileo’s invention of the telescope over 400 years ago and its impact on our understanding of the universe. The sculpture’s gyroscopic movement represents the perpetual motion of our Solar System. Transported flat, it unfolds in microgravity with the slightest touch of a fingertip and continues rotating with the movement of ambient air. The sculpture consists of 13 concentric rings made of aerospace-grade aluminum connected by rotating joints tilted by 36 degrees, creating a movement that reflects light and casts shadows in the surrounding environment. It is 287mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighs 600 grams.
The sculpture was prominently shown in May 2011 in the Kibo module of the space station during a special linked communication between the STS-134 and Expedition 27 crew members and Pope Benedict XVI
Organized by: Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco
Opening with presentation by Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 6:30pm
Italian Cultural Institute
814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco CA 94133, USA