ACSP Event [AR]
Dive into our Augmented Reality Space-for-Earth Mission. Discover six artist-created models of imaginary futures inspired by space technologies. Create and submit your own imaginative space-inspired composition to become part of the collective art experience. Created in collaboration with Aestar, our Albuquerque Sister Cities partner in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Roy Macdonald, designer of the Space Visualizer, Monica Storss, Learning Experience Designer, and Space Messengers artists: CHiKA, Ian Harrison and Julia Doke with STEMarts students.
Here’s how to begin your journey:
- Visit location on the map and find the green cube icon with QR code (Online participants: skip to #2)
- Scan the QR code to activate the AR Experience
- Scale and position the object in your surroundings
- Capture a photo of your unique composition
- Submit your image to become part of our Space Visualizer
- Enjoy the interactive experience!
FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
How are you attending the event?
NATURE
Artist name: CHiKA (NY/Japan)
Synopsis: Inspired by the five Plato Platonic Solids, considered cosmic solids due to their connection to nature. The dodecahedron shape represents the universe.
Site: Little Bear Coffee
ENERGY
Artist name: Ian Harrison (NM)
Synopsis: Emanating from stellar whispers, inspired by humanity’s yearning for cosmic sanctuaries, where life blooms amidst celestial embrace.
Site: Q Station outside
LIGHT
Artist name: Ian Harrison (NM)
Synopsis: A sculpted rendition of a cosmic portal, beckoning with tantalizing thoughts of traversing the fabric of space-time.
Site: Hotel Zazz
DATA
Artist name: Ian Harrison (NM)
Synopsis: An intricate dance of interconnected thoughts, mirroring the cosmic ballet of consciousness, swirling amidst the vast expanse.
Site: M’Tuccis Bar Roma
FIELDS
Artist name: Julia Doke (NM)
Synopsis: Inspired by great stories and visions of future civilizations, it forever spins in harmony with the stars, an ode to the cyclic mysteries of the universe.
Site: Q Station inside
SPACE
Artists name: Ian Harrison with STEMarts students
Synopsis: A symphony of steel and starlight, cradling humanity’s aspirations to carve utopias within the cosmic void.
Site: Gather
Current event host: ACSP
We are excited to be partnering with the Association of Commercial Space Professionals and the Q Station for the Space Regulatory Bootcamp on March 4-7, 2024. The SPACE MESSENGERS [AR} experience was designed especially for the ACSP conference attendees. We hope you enjoy!
About the project
Space Messengers is an Immersive Mixed Reality installation exploring the universe through art, science and technology. This participatory experience visualizes thought-provoking reflections on the universe, encouraging participants to contemplate their role within it. Space Messengers is an interdisciplinary and international collaboration among artists, scientists, interdisciplinary experts and youth ambassadors.
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