Falling

Year

2019-2020

Artist

Finn Witt

University

Lawrence University

Major

Biochemistry, Mechanical Engineering

Title

Falling

Tags

Overall Mission

Asteroid

Spacecraft

Genre

Chalk, wood

Category

physical 3D

Current Location

Going to Arizona Science Center (2/25-)

Description

“Falling” is composed of soft pastel on a black sheet of wood. It is 6ft tall and 2ft wide. Most of the painting remains black with immense planets found in the far ends. Through the immense black, a small spacecraft falls away from Earth and down toward an equally minuscule target: 16-Psyche. The asteroid floats above and between Jupiter and Mars, indicating its actual position. It is incredible that we can send something so small into the vast universe and hope to hit anything at all. The massive scale of the painting glimpses the great feat of trying to pilot such a small spacecraft through the solar system.

Artwork Link

https://psyche.asu.edu/gallery/falling/