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Correspondence - A Visual Journey Diary

status:

2022

painted images, radio transmission

n/a

Izhar Cohen

An exchange of letters and images between the artist and the Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe on board of the International Space Station.

Eytan’s mission is taking him to a place whose designation is scientific, rational, a laboratory in search of answers to questions. Man’s presence beyond Earth fascinates me. It raises questions about our very existence - ideas and sentiments which transcend the boundaries of space and time. In my work I create idea-based visual images. I feed off text and intuitively I respond in an illustrated image. This is how I interpret reality for myself, the way I mediate it to the world.


I choose to focus on the dimensions of consciousness and the dimensions which are non-conscious.


During the preparatory stages for the flight, during the flight itself, while in space and en route back to Earth. Eytan and I will be maintaining a dialog, which is going to be based on questions I will be posing to him. His answers will form the inspiration for my illustrated responses.


Following that I will be processing them into illustrated and painted images, which I will be beaming back to Eytan in real-time. This exchange of letters and drawings will be taking place in that place between where Eytan will be hovering on the Station in space, and my home in Tel Aviv.


This exchange of space letters is intended to create a visual documentation of his journey from Earth to space and back.

Full Record Details

Title

Date

Medium

Dimensions

Genre

Style

Artist

Collection

Correspondence - A Visual Journey Diary

2022

painted images, radio transmission

n/a

Drawing, Painting

Izhar Cohen

Rakia Art Project

Launch

Date

Mission

Operator

Location

State

COSPAR id

8 Apr 2022

Axiom Mission 1

SpaceX

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

USA

2022-037A

Space

Location

Platform

Operator

COSPAR id

LEO

International Space Station

NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA, CSA

1998-067A

Return

Date

Vehicle

Operator

Landing

COSPAR id

Status

Location

Unknown

Artist

Izhar Cohen

Izhar Cohen

Israel

Collection

Rakia Art Project

The Ramon Foundation, Israel Space Agency, Center for Digital Art in Holon

Rakia Art Project

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