Youn Hee Park

Moon, Mars and beyond 

2019 / Film 3:00min

This work is part of group work for Exhibition “Public Matters” . The questions and limitations of the knowledge of science of this age, which has emerged as a new religion, have always been raised. This is because the scientific knowledge is often considered to be true without any question. Science, now faith in science may be just another story with many loopholes to explain the true world. By believing and accepting science it can also be turned into cults in the future. This Mars ritual talks about the complex encounter between science and the cult.

One of the biggest reasons humans do not go to Mars at present, is to protect the planet from life on Earth. Planetary protection is one of the rules that has been followed for decades, and that rule requires that all machines be heated at 230 degrees Fahrenheit before launch on Earth. The ritual of burning a Mars house, which is performed in 2077 instead of lunar rituals in the past, reminds me of this heat treatment and thinks it would be the connection between science and the cult. The form is cult and religious, but the content comes from science.

To migrate to another planet reflects the Human nature is the repeated movement of migrants history and a hope for a new environment. The journey is reminiscent of immigrants and refugees today.

Link to trailer (01:19) :https://vimeo.com/737474828 (password:2019)