The number of fragments falling into the ocean is tied to human use of satellites, symbolized by number of tweets per second. This is calculated by using ocean currents and ocean winds. In this installation, satellites spin based on the speed of marine debris. VastWaste generates an everchanging Kessler Effect in conjunction with a data-driven soundtrack. Ultimately, future spacecraft launches from Earth may become impossible. If the amount of space debris passes a critical mass, each collision will lead to more collisions in a chain reaction, known as the Kessler Effect. There is no known solution for mitigating the space debris. SpaceX’s Starlink plans to add 40,000 satellites in the next decade. US and European Space Agencies track space debris and maneuver spacecraft to avoid collisions. Even tiny paint flecks can create explosive crashes.Īpproximately 4,000 operational satellites are currently in Earth’s orbit and the amount of space debris is already at a critical point. Since there is no friction, debris travel at 18,000mph. Human activities have scattered millions of objects into Earth’s orbit.
It can also be experienced in Virtual Reality. VastWaste is a data-driven, projection art installation that illuminates the parallels and interplay between marine pollution and space debris.
The same pattern is now repeating in outer space. Humans once perceived oceans as boundless, and thus impossible to pollute-until we created the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (upcoming) 2022, 17-20 November, Piksel New Media Festival, Bergen NorwayĢ022, 8-11 August, SIGGRAPH Art Gallery, VancouverĢ022, 10-16 June, 27th International Symposium on Electronic Arts ISEA, Barcelona, Spain
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