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Making the Invisible Visible: A Study of Exoplanet Visualisation

Sharma, Ankita LU (2022) KOVM12 20221
Division of Art History and Visual Studies
Abstract
Exoplanets are planets found around other stars in the Universe. Although astronomical
studies have found and confirmed the existence of exoplanets, they are too far away to be
photographed directly, so there are dedicated visualisation scientists who use the data
collected on them to create hypothetical visualisation. This thesis project aims to conduct the
duality of science and art that exists in the production of exoplanet visualisation, to answer
the questions of how the scientific gaze evolved with respect to artistic representations and
how illustrations affect the dissemination of science in the public. This shall be achieved by
analysing images from NASA Eyes on Exoplanets and OpenSpace through the lens of a
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Exoplanets are planets found around other stars in the Universe. Although astronomical
studies have found and confirmed the existence of exoplanets, they are too far away to be
photographed directly, so there are dedicated visualisation scientists who use the data
collected on them to create hypothetical visualisation. This thesis project aims to conduct the
duality of science and art that exists in the production of exoplanet visualisation, to answer
the questions of how the scientific gaze evolved with respect to artistic representations and
how illustrations affect the dissemination of science in the public. This shall be achieved by
analysing images from NASA Eyes on Exoplanets and OpenSpace through the lens of a
Theoretical Framework postulated by Luc Pauwels that allows for understanding the issues
and variations in production, mediums, and contexts of distribution and the purposes
achieved by exoplanet visualisations. The reflection is also guided by the influence of the
three epistemic values (Truth-to-Nature, Mechanical Objectivity, and Trained Judgement)
posited by Daston and Gallison. (Less)
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author
Sharma, Ankita LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Making the Invisible Visible
course
KOVM12 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
exoplanet, visualisations, scientific representations, TRAPPIST-1, objectivity
language
English
id
9092327
date added to LUP
2022-06-23 07:32:16
date last changed
2022-06-23 07:32:16
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  abstract     = {{Exoplanets are planets found around other stars in the Universe. Although astronomical 
studies have found and confirmed the existence of exoplanets, they are too far away to be 
photographed directly, so there are dedicated visualisation scientists who use the data 
collected on them to create hypothetical visualisation. This thesis project aims to conduct the 
duality of science and art that exists in the production of exoplanet visualisation, to answer 
the questions of how the scientific gaze evolved with respect to artistic representations and 
how illustrations affect the dissemination of science in the public. This shall be achieved by 
analysing images from NASA Eyes on Exoplanets and OpenSpace through the lens of a 
Theoretical Framework postulated by Luc Pauwels that allows for understanding the issues 
and variations in production, mediums, and contexts of distribution and the purposes 
achieved by exoplanet visualisations. The reflection is also guided by the influence of the 
three epistemic values (Truth-to-Nature, Mechanical Objectivity, and Trained Judgement)
posited by Daston and Gallison.}},
  author       = {{Sharma, Ankita}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Making the Invisible Visible: A Study of Exoplanet Visualisation}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}