Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/56446

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/66446

KEYWORDS : science communication;practical use of research resource;gap between experts and non-experts

We report the exhibition of the artworks that utilize, or are inspired by, the data of artificial satellites operated for scientific or practical purposes. The exhibition was held at the Kwasan (astronomical) observatory, Kyoto University, and the artworks were invited from public. The aim of the exhibition is to search and invoke the demands of the scientific (and practical) satellite data, or research resources in general, from artists and designers, and hence explore the possibilities of new ways of data utilization by non-experts and science communication through such activities. It was found that many artists were interested in not only the data itself but also the scientific significance (or meaning) of the data and the way the scientists (experts) look and feel about the data. Problems and possible improvements for the expansion of the utilization of satellite date are discussed.