NAHUM
Founding Director
berlin, earth
KOSMICA is directed by the internationally renowned artist Nahum described by VICE Media as “a truly visionary artist who is creating new views of how we should get closer to our planet and the universe we inhabit”. He has developed cultural and artistic projects with ESA, NASA, Roscosmos and SpaceX. Nahum was the first artist to be recognised as a Young Space Leader by the International Astronautical Federation for his contributions to astronautics and space exploration. He is an Adjunct Faculty member at the International Space University where he lectures about art, humanities and creativity in space activities. Nahum has presented his work alongside Nobel Laureates and international leaders in the fields of technology, science and culture.
Contact:
nahum@kosmicainstitute.com
www.nahum.xyz
RESEARCH
MARIE-PIER BOUCHER
TORONTO, EARTH
Dr. Boucher’s research focuses on the design of habitats for sustaining life in extreme environments. She is currently working on a book project, which looks at the relationship between health, architectural design and perceptual activity in a range of extreme environments (physical and symbolic) to examine how the changes in direction and orientation induced by levitation and microgravity can inform the design of Earth-based habitats. She is also working on an umbrella project, Interplanetary Habitation: The Earth, the Moon, Mars and the City, which investigates the socio-technical future of planetary life in relation to growing concerns over health and biotechnology, mobility and artificial intelligence.
CLAIRE WEBB
BOSTON, EARTH
An early love of astronomy led Claire to pursue that major at Vassar College, and her college job was working in the Observatory. Through a particularly memorable REU, she did research at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence and was brought on to help with further research in Tahiti. At school, Claire was interested in other disciplines, too, especially feminist studies and philosophy. She is interested to understand how the SETI Institute was able to harness and then frame an enduring narrative of popular science. She also wants to incorporate feminist philosophy of science and epistemology in this investigation.
FELIPE CERVERA
SINGAPORE, EARTH
Dr Felipe Cervera is a Mexican theatre and performance maker, lecturer and researcher based in Singapore since 2012. His academic work centres on the intersections of astronomy, astronautics and performance theory, as outlined in his doctoral thesis Planetary Performance Theory, which received the faculty nomination for the Wang Gungwu Award and Medal for Best PhD Thesis in the Social Science and Humanities at the National University of Singapore. He is currently working on his first monograph, tentatively titled Planetary Regimes: Performance and The Extraterrestrial.
MEXICO
MANUEL DÍAZ
MEXICO CITY, EARTH
Multidisciplinary artist exploring the relationship of the human being with the universe, the most extraordinary dimension of being and the search for truth. His work seeks to be an instrument of reflection on what goes beyond our natural experience in the world. Manuel’s artworks have been developed in various media including video, photo, installation and drawing. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts and Design of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, festivals, art fairs and alternative venues in Mexico, Russia, Spain, Cuba, Canada, USA, Germany, France, Argentina, Italy, among others.
MARIANA PAREDES
MEXICO CITY, EARTH
Visual artist and a graduate from the Faculty of Arts and Design, UNAM. Her transdisciplinary work explores invisibility as a matter of the structures that create the identity of the human being, focusing on social and political practices that explore concepts such as beliefs, myth, territory, technology, science and knowledge. The latter through decolonial education, installations, sculpture, workshops, talks, educational devices and digital media. She participated in the educational program of the 56th Venice Biennale, Biennale Sessions: All the Worlds Futures. Her work has been exhibited in museums, universities, science centres, galleries, international festivals in Mexico, Brazil and Italy.
MAGAZINE
VIRGINIA VIGLIAR
Barcelona, EARTH
Virginia is a writer, poet, and researcher questioning current paradigms through poetic lens. Her work highlights the revolutionary character and power of creativity, inner knowledge, and art, focusing on deconditioning through storytelling. Over the past 15 years, she has passionately explored gender, feminism, and social justice as an activist, journalist, writer, and editor. Her writing has been featured in Atmos, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The New York Times, Vice, Let's Explore Magazine, World of Topia, and various notebooks worldwide. WAVES, her Substack publication explores mythology, feminism, and ecology, through movement, writing, and other sensory experiences. She draws inspiration from nature and mystics, and aims to illuminate the power of creativity, inner knowledge, and art in our society.
EDUCATION
ÉANNA CRISTIN DOYLE
Mexico City, EARTH
As an interdisciplinary explorer, Éanna’s pursuits take her across the globe in search of cosmic connections. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin and is pursuing a Master’s in Space Studies at the International Space University. Combining her scientific background with art and technology, she creates immersive STEM experiences showcased at the International Astronautical Congress. Her diverse experiences include designing a follow-up to the Voyager Golden Record and analysing Breakthrough Starshot's mission to Alpha Centauri. Currently, she leads undergraduate research at ASU on the cultural context and propaganda of space exploration. With extensive global immersion, she now focuses on proposing new cognitive frameworks to address Fermi’s Paradox and collaborates on artistic solutions for off-world habitation at Biosphere 2’s Space Analog in Arizona.
Éanna participates at KOSMICA Education thanks to the support of the Technical Committee For The Cultural Utilisation Of Space (ITACCUS).
STUDIO
AOIFE VAN LINDEN TOL
London, EARTH
Explosive artist Aoife van Linden Tol is a London based artist working with bombs and pyrotechnics, fusing her interests in nature, cosmology, chemistry and physics. She lives, thinks, works and innovates at the intersection of arts and science. Aoife was the first artist in residence at the European Space Agency and she is currently the Vice Chair of the Committee for the Cultural Utilisations of Space. She regularly lectures at the International Space University and other space organisations.
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