The Intergalactic
Space Chronicle
CULTURE
Space Trash Sculpture
By Rudy Macentire
Sometimes I look up at heavenly stars that light the dark horizons with awe and wonder, only to realize that I am actually looking at space waste.
That’s what happens when you give all humanity the option of exploring the solar system without requiring basic manners. It’s almost like what happened when we gave our dogs smartphones. What a disastrous decade full of images of dog butts and ball art. Just because a human invented something doesn’t mean all humans or dogs are smart enough to use it.
I don’t mean to be mean, but I have no tolerance for those who litter the earth or space with their trash. Who do they think is going to pick that up? Or do they just think their trash should be commemorated where they chucked it forever as a testimony to their laziness?
Well, apparently, one such artist is doing just that. Kimon Morell is a new up-and-coming artist in town that is collecting all of our space trash and creating massive trash sculptures in space.Morell grew up in the wastelands of New Jersey, where all of New Yorkers' trash was tucked away for decades upon decades. It is there that she says she learned: “Perhaps you cannot stop people from trashing your life, but you can decide what you do with that trash. If you’re brave you can rearrange it into something beautiful. You can create something people want to look at from the things they cast away.”
Some of these sculptures can be spotted from Earth or Mars. Although I am very attached to my evening stargaze, I don’t hate the image of a trashy Greek goddess between those sparkly gems.
I guess every stinky situation has a creative solution to solve or conceal it. This one has Kimon Morell.