Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook
- Year
- 2024-2025
- Artist
- Jessica Gurney
- University
- University of Arizona
- Major
- Astronomy
- Title
- Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook
- Tags
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Asteroid
- Genre/Medium
- Bookbinding
- Category
- physical 3D
- Current Location
- ISTB-4
- Description
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The second book in the series is called Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook. Orbit B is actually split into two phases: A, B1, D, C, B2. The main purpose of the orbits B is to create a map of the asteroid, and the orbits are split in two because of the position of the sunlight. I wanted to capture the 3D features from craters and rocks in some way on this book. I toyed around with different ideas but landed on using air dry clay. I also wanted to give a sense of the sun lighting up the asteroid and casting shadows. I captured this with the ring of light that brightens then darkens mimicking day and night. Very subtly I added tiny strips of silver foil along crevices, indicating the metal surface hidden under layers of rock, but this is most noticeable in person.
The book features a false spine where an Arduino nano is hidden to control the LEDs. The cover is wrapped in black linen book cloth and the lettering is pasted on with silver foil. The interior is hand stitched, blank pages. The end sheets are handmade marbled paper with colors chosen from the Psyche logo.
This work was made possible due to the help and guidance of Zachary Fielder, Dyllan Nguyen, Sarah Swartwout, James Morley Read, James McLeod, Benjamin Linder, Conor Davies, Olivia Eburne, Chirs Watts, and Jeff Mentuck.
Part of Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook