Mars College Midterms
Bombay Beach | 2024 | Experience design, performance, light intallation
Midterms mark the midpoint of the Mars College experience.
They are an opportunity for all Marsians to come together,
share and reflect upon what everyone has done so far, and get excited about the second half.
The Opening Ritual was an event intended to start this weekend with the meaning and power that it deserves.
Video credit: Renata Chebel
Light installation
Since arriving on Mars, I had noticed the trash littering the desert. I
had the idea to collect old bottles and jugs found in the desert, to place
LEDs inside them, and arrange them into a "Desert Trash Sanctuary". We
used this space as part of the Midterms Ceremony to plant seeds. It was a
very beautiful and emotional moment.
The nice patch of desert chosen for the light installation
At night, the trash illuminates, inviting the viewer to mediation and contemplation
The desert surrounding Bombay Beach is unfortunatily not the most pristine
Desert soldering operation
More desert trash...
The nice patch of desert chosen for the light installation
The desert surrounding Bombay Beach is unfortunatily not the most pristine
More desert trash...
At night, the trash illuminates, inviting the viewer to mediation and contemplation
Desert soldering operation