A spaceship navigates the Earth as a ship once crossed the seas, buoyed not by water but by the faint currents of low Earth orbit. Its destination in sight it casts its sail - an anchor, if you prefer. The atmosphere takes hold.
Gradually, the ship is dragged into the thickening air, descending into the abyss so that space may be cleared for what comes next.
Original flight sample
Tuna wrapper, laser etching on polyimide heat resistant film
20 cm x 3 cm
By wrapping the spaceship's tin-can-like drag-sail container in a tuna-can wrapper, I invoke a shared maritime and orbital praxis. At the same time, the gesture folds into another register: mass production and orbital overpopulation echoing the visual language of pop-art, where the everyday satellite becomes both icon and critique.
Original flight sample
Tuna wrapper, laser etching on polyimide heat resistant film
20 cm x 3 cm
Original artwork context
Name:
Tuna - Finest Quality
Year:
2025
Medium:
laser etching on polyimide heat resistant film
Dimensions:
20 cm x 3 cm
Status:
Decayed
Mission:
Transporter-12 Rideshare
Launch date:
January 14, 2025
Location:
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Launcher:
SpaceX
Platform:
TechEdSat-22 1U Cubesat
Owner:
NASA
COSPAR id:
2025-009
Environment:
low Earth orbit