Sculpture in the Solar System: From Geologically Based Earthworks to Astro-Sculpture

The author conceives of the geologic structures in the Negev desert in southern Israel and the Sinai desert as ‘launching pads’ for the mind. This concept first evolved from his interpreting global plate tectonics as sculpture and then motivated him to produce a stone staircase in the Annapuma basin of the central Himalayas. The process has culminated in a project proposal to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the execution of sculptural works by the future Mars Rovers as a first step towards sculpture on other planets in the solar system.