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Inside of the Eyelids workshop

July 5, from 5pm to 7pm - Science Fiction Workshop: The Inside of the Eyelids, Universe Pavilion, Venice, Italy,
in collaboration with Being Art Museum, featuring artists ZhenZhen Zhong and Dianqing Shi, and curator Iris Long.

Inspired by Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, the workshop explores temporal rhythms between orbit, Earth, and deep space, examining how the mechanics of future space shelters might reflect inner experiences—those shaped by forgotten myths and ancient technologies.
In an era of reusable rockets, space debris may vanish, but the sensory disorientation of space travel will remain. Today’s debris, along with our unresolved impressions of the sky, offers narrative material for future explorers. There will always be a moment when we close our eyes and drift into dreams of space.
Presented as a form of object theatre, the event features design and sound works by the artists: imagined space suits, orientation tools for microgravity, fragments of fictional debris, and sonic recreations of rockets breaking the sound barrier. Participants are invited to engage with these objects and their conceptual layers, co-creating speculative fictions that reimagine what shelter might mean—inside and beyond the eyelids.