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From Underground to Overground

I cannot stop thinking about space. Ultimately this where I am right now, writing these lines. It’s not about ‘being’ outside, it’s about realizing where we are. I am curious and can’t stop wondering where all this comes from and where will it end. I am fascinated with the feeling of drowning in the immensity of the cosmos and in all these unanswered questions. It’s a love for vertigo. I like that space is about us, about humans. We go out to have a better picture of who we are and what we are doing. It’s also a big responsibility to have such powers as a species. We haven’t been that long on this planet but that hasn’t been an issue to be confident enough to explore it and to trace the very origins of time. For the last 6 years I have been involved in space activities in three different angles. The first one is through the work we’ve been doing at the International Astronautical Federation Technical Activities Committee for the Cultural Utilisations of Space ( ITACCUS ). Here we work on devising ways of opening doors for artists and cultural practitioners to access the space exploration world. The existence of ITACCUS is an acknowledgement of the work of many artists that have explored space in their own very ways. It hasn´t been simple as we are constantly rethinking of ways that we could make better bridges between the space sector with the art and cultural world. I remember that after working for a... Read More..