Junkspace
2012, time and location sensitive animation, custom software
Junkspace is a time and location sensitive animation that dynamically visualizes space debris tracking data, using images of earth-bound electronic waste as stand-ins for debris in orbit above the viewer. Using custom software, orbital debris tracking data, and the IP address of the user’s location, the movement of animated e-waste on screen aligns with the path of pieces of debris in orbit above the user’s location. The project draws attention to a central problem of technological innovation: objects that persist in the environment long after their functional and stylistic obsolescence. The project's title is borrowed and re-interpreted from Rem Koolhaas' essay of the same name. The project originally also existed as an iOS app.
