Synopsis

» The 360-degree panoramic photo taken by NASA's Mars rover Perseverance in 2022 is the largest image of the Martian surface available until now, providing a 2.5-billion-pixel window to an alien world. Adina Camhy explores this Martian landscape, referring to associated notes stored on the smartphone, used here as a medium of world exploration. The geopolitical as well as ethical questions that arise through humanity's expansion into space are the focus of this exploration. Featuring an Earth-like variety of forms of sound and instrumental-experimental explorations recorded together with Schallfeld Ensemble (cello and flute), Benedikt Alphart's composition acoustically traverses the spherical expanse.

Image and sound each pursue their own narrative and ultimately come together, forming a multi-dimensional analysis of the relationship between humans and their environment, both on Earth and in space. «