Imaginaries on the Moon

From any part of the world, when we turn our gaze to the night sky we can see that silver disk, sometimes in one of its phases, in others as a perfect circle. In 2019,  the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of humans landing on the Moon. Sooner or later we will return to the lunar surface, either to exploit its resources, to rehearse the exploration of Mars or perhaps to learn new ways of living and relating to non-human environments. How will these new expeditions be carried out? What new footprints will we leave on the Moon and in our history? And how do artists imagine the future of humanity beyond Earth?

 

KOSMICA: Imaginaries on the Moon seeks to explore these questions through an interdisciplinary approach where art and culture offer a valuable perspective on our shared future beyond Earth. Likewise, this edition will have a social approach to space activities to empower society to participate in the central debates around space exploration.

 

PROGRAMME

 

EXHIBITION

7.30pm - 10.30pm

Exhibition of Chris Hadfield's spacesuit by the Mexican Space Agency

 

WORKSHOPS

8.30pm - 9.20pm

Space Flags

Attendees will learn the basic principles to design a flag that can represent humanity inside and outside our planet.

 

8.30pm - 9.20pm

Interstellar Messages

Attendees will reflect on the importance of astronomical events and their importance in human thought.

 

PERFORMANCES

7.30pm - 8.10pm

Apollo's Sister by Mariana Paredes (KOSMICA)

Through a performance talk to give a historical, critical and poetic walk on the presence of women in space.

 

8.20pm - 9pm

Orbital Poetics by Nahum

A critical, artistic and cultural review of outer space through a performance talk that shows Nahum's artistic work.

 

FILM

7.30pm - 10.30pm

KOSMICA Film Night

Video art exhibition of various international artists.

 

CONCERTS

ALunación by Arcangelo Constantini

Sound art concert to honour the Moon

 

10pm - 10.30pm

Space Cadet

Live score of the film Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès