Sharing the view of the Earth as seen from an extraterrestrial perspective. The development of artistic and expressional techniques using Earth Observational satellites.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370171
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Kanazawa College of Art
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Hiroshi 金沢美術工芸大学, 美術工芸学部, 准教授 (60381688)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OHKI Masato 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 地球観測研究センター, 研究員 (80578302)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 人工衛星 / 地上絵 / コーナ・リフレクタ / だいち２号 / ALOS-2

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a method of drawing pictures on the earth using a combination of radio waves, man-made reflectors and satellites.We called these drawings "geoglyphs" and we attempted to produce them across the country of Japan. The motif "constellation" involved 4 places Tanegashima, Tsukuba City, Moriya, and Kanazawa. Project aims were to consider the relationship between the earth and "its" people from the point of view of an extraterrestrial.Many people, including the children who participated in the production of the "geoglyphs" have become more aware about the importance of science and technology, by being involved in this artistic activity.

Free Research Field

芸術