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Axel Straschnoy
Towards Space
Turku Art Museum,
28th March – 18th May 2025
Press preview: Thursday, 27th March 2025, at 11:00 AM, Turku Art Museum, Finland.
Opening: Thursday, 27th March 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Towards Space explores the past, present, and future of space exploration and rocketry in Finland. The exhibition presents around fifty model rockets alongside their launch certificates, highlighting rocketry’s iterative and experimental nature, where precision, success, and failure are closely intertwined. These rockets serve as vehicles for technical exploration and flying sculptures, embodying aesthetic and functional qualities. Subject to the same physical laws as their large-scale counterparts, each rocket has been launched as part of the Finnish Astronautical Society’s activities. Their surfaces bear the visible marks of flight, underscoring the connection between design, execution, and experience.
This exhibition is part of Axel Straschnoy’s broader project on Finland’s space program, shaped by the country’s unique position between East and West during the Cold War. The project encompasses a film documenting the Finnish Astronautical Society’s history, the society’s 60th-anniversary celebration, and presentations at scientific congresses–each examining rocketry as both a creative and a scientific endeavour. Straschnoy currently serves on the society’s board and represents it at the International Astronautical Federation, where he sits on the Committee for the Cultural Utilization of Space.
Read the complete press release on the Museum’s website.
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