Jess Bush fronts a new instalment of The Art of, exploring how artists and experts are reshaping humanity’s understanding of responsible cosmic travel.
Guest host Jess Bush takes viewers well beyond the stratosphere in tonight’s new instalment of THE ART OF…, turning her attention to the growing question of whether humans can explore space responsibly.
In Episode 5 – The Art of Space, Bush — an environmentally focused artist and actress known for her role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — meets a collection of creators and experts whose work is shaped by the cosmos. Their insights guide her through the competing ideas influencing the future of space travel.
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The episode features former NASA strategist Mike Gold, who outlines the surprising ways real-world aerospace policy draws on ideas popularised by Star Trek. Musician and The Church frontman Steve Kilbey, writer of the classic “Under The Milky Way”, shares how the night sky continues to inspire his art.
Bush also meets Afrofuturist Serwah Attafuah, who imagines alternative futures for space exploration, and award-winning sculptor Shirween Taweel, who uses ancient Arabic navigation techniques to trace stories written in the stars. Photographer Amos Gebhardt contributes a striking perspective with images captured using nothing but moonlight.
Art historian Mary McGillivray returns, teaming up with astrophysicist and Wiradjuri woman Dr Kirsten Banks to unpack First Nations star knowledge and the constellations woven into cultural storytelling.
With space becoming an increasingly commercial frontier, tonight’s episode takes a measured look at the creative, cultural and scientific viewpoints shaping our next giant leap.
Episode 5 – The Art of Space airs tonight, Tuesday 25 November, at 9.15pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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