date, will be necessary. These findings are expected to spark the discovery of new styles of
music and the development of space musical instruments in the future.
SPACE SAKURA
One thousand sakura petals made from twelve colors of Yuzen-dyed silk fabric flurried from
right to left and down to up. Movements which
would be impossible on Earth were witnessed
in a microgravity environment. This was filmed
using a 3D video camera, and the image was
sent to Earth to be applied to the development
of new craft design.
SPARKLING NEURONS
As radiation hits the charged-coupled image
sensor device of the TV camera on the ISS, it
leaves scratches which show up as white spots
on the screen. This is valuable material for art
and it
was used as an expression of humankind to progress
in new environments. The images of space with white
spots which were photographed from the window of
Kibo and footage of Earth taken with the scratched
high definition TV camera are now being edited to
represent space environment and life.
SPIRAL TOP
There are many spirals in your body; spirals are deeply
connected to life. The Spiral Top investigation paints
spirals with floating light. When a figure with many
LEDs is spun like a spinning top, the axis becomes
inverted and beautiful phenomenon unique to space is revealed. During Spiral Top, Kibo
became a beautiful canvas with an image of bright lights.
SPIRAL TOP – II AURORA OVAL
Dots become lines, and lines become planes. This is the basic principle of modern formative art.
This experiment is the sequel to Spiral Top. In Spiral Top – Auroral Oval, a fiber optics light
beam was added. Upon rotation, a line turns into a plane, creating an aurora like steric light
beam.
This investigation is ongoing and additional results are pending publication.
Night view of Japan taken by a scratched
International Space Station high definition TV
camera. JAXA image.Spiral Top – II Aurora Oval in operation
onboard the International Space Station.
JAXA image.JAXA/NASA
Takuro Osaka/JAXA