STELLERENA: Redeveloping dialogue between the stargazer and the night sky.

Abstract

Space is filled with plethora of moments of magnificence. From the Eagles Nebula where gas giants clatter iri pools of energy and stars form with burning fury. To the lonely hydrogen atom, drifting endlessly into the abyss, cutting through nothing but absolute darkness. And to the 10 year old girl lying on her back on a chaarpai on the roof in a village, gazing up at the night sky for hours, wondering what therein lies the kind of mysteries and answers to the universe. The same night sky seems to show less and less of its intricate detail as one moves to the city. And thus, the loss of touch to these moments. We have often defined these moments, these moments of insignificant significance, moments of daring and unimaginable scale projected on a large screen to an audience sat face up in a single theatre. Presented to us in a similar format as your ordinary television show is presented to us. A passive experience sat down. The same experience can be thoroughly stimulating if given the chance to interact with these moments in outer-space that we can only imagine of, using architectural elements to recreate an entire narrative for those filled with wonder of the night sky and what lies beyond.