Tate in Space
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Tate in Space is an online artwork by artist Susan Collins in collaboration with the Tate Gallery in the UK. The webpages appear as part of the Tate Online webpages, alongside the pages for physical art galleries such as Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool, to give the impression that Tate in Space is intended as a genuine art gallery, albeit one orbiting the planet, and currently represented by the Tate Satellite.
Tate in Space can be viewed as an example of interactive or immersive fiction, with each browser/participant bringing their own extra terrestrial cultural fantasies to the project. In some instances - such as the satellite sightings data - the work relies on participants 'wishing' or 'believing' aspects of the work into existence. However with contributions from space art historians, architects and space scientists, the site is thoroughly researched, a seamless blend of fact and fiction.
The website was created in 2002 and was nominated in the Interactive Art category for the 2003 BAFTA Interactive awards.
External links
- Tate in Space (http://www.tate.org.uk/space/)