Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector in the News
BCNM alum Trevor Paglen plans to launch his art piece, Orbital Reflector, into low orbit in 2018. It is the first satellite to serve a purely aesthetic function — there is no commercial, military, or scientific purpose. In collaboration with the Nevada Museum of Art, Orbital Reflector is a public installation that will be visible without the help from a telescope, belonging to the people who witness it.
Paglen noted on the project's Kickstarter page:
Art gives us a reason -- gives us permission -- to look at something deeply. An artwork that pushes the boundaries of what we traditionally think of as "art" challenges the way we engage with the world. Orbital Reflector encourages all of us to look up at the night sky with a renewed sense of wonder, to consider our place in the universe, and to re-imagine how we live together on this planet. It prompts us to ask the big questions. Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? What are we doing to the shared world in which we live?
Read the Digital Trends article about Orbital Reflector here.
Read the Las Vegas Review-Journal article about Orbital Reflector here.
Read the Geek.com article about Orbital Reflector here.
Read the Newsline article about Orbital Reflector here.
Watch below to see a video by the Nevada Museum of Art about Paglen's project.