Heart of Gold

Year: 2020-2021
Artist: Sam Hollasch
University: Rochester Institute Of Technology
Major: Industrial Design
Title: Heart of Gold
Tags: Asteroid
Genre: Digital
Category: digital still
Current Location: SDH
Description: The Psyche asteroid is hypothesized to be the remains of a protoplanet formed in the early solar system that underwent collisions that shed it of its outer layers, leaving exposed core material behind. The Psyche asteroid was named after the titular figure in Greek mythology – the goddess of the soul. I was inspired by the name and the story of the asteroid’s creation – the idea that Psyche is the exposed heart of a long-vanished planet. This illustration shows the luminous metal core just after the moment of impact, when its light first breaks through a cloud of debris.
Artwork Link: https://psyche.asu.edu/gallery/heart-of-gold/