6/17-10/31/09: Environmentaland in Los Angeles, CA
PLANETARIUM consists of a geodesic dome structure measuring fifteen feet in diameter and eight feet in height and wrapped with a quilt of recycled paper. Six thousand sheets of used paper are cut and reformed to create PLANETARIUM’s quilted cover. The dome itself is reused from a previous installation, and the recycled paper is bonded with homemade rice paste rather than glue. Inside, visitors use a hand crank made of re-purposed parts housed in a box made of reclaimed wood to power a bulb that radiates an accurate representation of the northern hemisphere’s winter night sky onto the inside of the dome.
For more information visit www.reclamationproject.org or email info@reclamationproject.org.
