Everything from Here to Infinity
Art
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Information
"Everything from Here to Infinity" is a data-driven, immersive virtual reality installation in which objects within the most comprehensive map of the universe to date, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), are depicted in the manner of abstract expressionist gestures.
International title
Everything from Here to Infinity
Release date
06/30/2016
Synopsis
"Everything from Here to Infinity" is a data-driven, immersive virtual reality installation in which objects within the most comprehensive map of the universe to date, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), are depicted in the manner of abstract expressionist gestures.
This project is inspired by the surrealist writer Jorge Luis Borges’ short story, On Exactitude in Science, in which an empire made a map of itself so big – it encompassed the entirety of the empire itself. A metaphorical equivalent to the Borges’ tale, which speaks to the zeitgeist of our big data era, but also to the abstraction of our reality at cosmological scales, is the SDSS. It is the most comprehensive map of the universe to date and represents 100 terabytes worth of data about every heavenly object from here to infinity. A random sample of 10,000 stellar objects is pulled from the database (Data Release 13) to be visualized at any given time. The user can navigate the entirety of the map starting from the Milky Way to the cosmic light horizon, which is approximately 13.8 billion light years away, ultimately terminating with a barrier comprised of an image of the cosmic background radiation.
Minimum Duration (mn)
1
Thematics
Sciences and technologies
Technology(ies) used
InstallationReal time engine
Production company(ies)
Alex M. Lee Studio
Country(ies)
United States of America
Distribution Strategy
Device(s) compatibility
Oculus QuestOculus Quest 2Oculus Rift
Number of user(s)
Single-user experience
Play area
Indoor
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesDigital art centersFestival, Art fairsScience & technology museums
Target audience(s)
K-12, adult, education, art, STEAM, STEM
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Debut at Gallery DOS, Seoul Korea; Showcased at Digifest Toronto;
Team
First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
Alex M. Lee
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Alex Lee
Main cast
computer
