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Rotating space
Plywood, steel, electric motor, earth, seeds
126 x 138 x 118 inches (2004)
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The project “Rotating space” is based on a concept which NASA used for planning the construction of space stations well into the sixties. Werner von Braun and other space scientists attempted to create a ring-shaped architecture in which the weightlessness of space would be replaced by a rotational force which would create its own “gravity” and thereby the impression of earth-like conditions inside. A comparable principle in terms of constructing a controllable environment can be found in the example of a botanical garden and its greenhouses.
The exhibit attempts to bring the two approaches together. Soil, water and seeds are held in the scale model of the space station by means of the rotation effect already described. The growth process is facilitated by the object’s constant movement. The project ends when the model comes to a standstill.
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