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| DESCRIPTION | Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite of high-definition videos that takes viewers through a virtual gallery featuring awe-inspiring, art-like images and science visualizations of the cosmos as well as Salgado's own astronomy-inspired artwork. As the camera moves towards the works of art, audience members find themselves entering space through pictures and flying past Earth, planets, stars, black holes, and galaxies. As in his earlier production, Gustav Holst's The Planets, Dr. Salgado pays close attention to the tone and tempo of the music, resulting in an experience in which the music and visuals reinforce each other instead of competing for the viewer's attention. |
| MOVEMENTS Selected videos are available for playback. Flash 8 or better required. |
03. Earth Gallery (Promenade II)
04. Earth from Space (Il vecchio castello)
07. Saturn (Bydlo)
08. Stellar Evolution Exhibit (Promenade IV)
09. Pillars of Creation (Ballet of the unhatched chicks) 10. The Eagle Nebula (Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle)
13. Star Clusters (Cum mortuis in lingua mortua)
14. Gran Finale - A (The hut on fowl's legs)
15. Gran Finale - B (The Great Gate of Kiev) |
| PHOTOS | Stills and Concert Photos |
| REVIEWS | Chicago Sun Times - review Wednesday Journal - review Chicago Sun Times - announcement |
| CREDITS | |
| Directed, Produced, and Edited by | José Francisco Salgado, PhD e: salgado@adlerplanetarium.org |
| Executive Producer | Adler Planetarium |
| Astronomy-inspired Artwork by | JF Salgado/Vectors & Pixels Unlimited |
| Images Courtesy of | NASA, ESA, NRAO/AUI/NOAO/AURANSF |
| Visualizations Courtesy of | Adler Planetarium, ESA/Hubble, NASA/Caltech, NASA/GSFC, NASA/JPL, NASA/STScI, NCSA, NRAO/AUI/NSF, NOAO/AURA/NSF, SDSS (U of Chicago) |
| PERFORMANCES | |
| 11-05-2008 12-05-2008 03-05-2009 05-05-2009 |
Chicago Sinfonietta, River Forest, IL Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago, IL California Symphony, Walnut Creek, CA California Symphony, Walnut Creek, CA |
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