https://maggiecoblentz.com Maggie Coblentz Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:53:57 +0000 https://maggiecoblentz.com en https://maggiecoblentz.com/work Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:01:21 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/work https://maggiecoblentz.com/about Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:05:55 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/about <img width="1557" height="2076" width_o="1557" height_o="2076" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a58005ae9e2a392f7d4d495fdf1ba1c16525dcac4bd72098709b0e12fb5cf6fb/Portrait---3x4---Maggie-Coblentz.jpg" data-mid="229799039" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a58005ae9e2a392f7d4d495fdf1ba1c16525dcac4bd72098709b0e12fb5cf6fb/Portrait---3x4---Maggie-Coblentz.jpg" />PHOTO: TERHI NIEMINEN Maggie Coblentz is a researcher and artist from Canada. Her current work explores how humans imagine outer space through science, technology, and culture. She works in the Science division at the National Geographic Society, and previously researched space food at the MIT Media Lab. She is the founder of Fieldscape, an initiative that connects artists and scientists through field-based research and collaborative projects, expanding access to remote research environments. Maggie is a member of the&nbsp;International Astronautical Federation‘s Committee for the Cultural Utilisation of Space. Maggie received a Master of Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been featured in publications such as WIRED, The Economist, Scientific American, BBC, NPR, CNN, and Popular Science. FOUNDER &amp; DIRECTOR field-scape.org COLLABORATIONSlythologies.org Press ︎︎︎Events ︎︎︎ https://maggiecoblentz.com/events Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:53:54 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/events Past EXHIBITIONS The Sound of the Sun ︎︎︎Organized by Hedvig Biong, Jessica MacMillan, &amp; Marius MoldværHarestua Solar Observatory Harestua, Norway | 2025 Convergence: Artistic Explorations from Nature to Society ︎︎︎Curated by Po-hao ChiNational Applied Research Laboratories Taipei, Taiwan | 2024 Rescaling the WorldCurated by Po-hao Chi Taipei Music CenterTaipei, Taiwan | 2023 Science, Technology, and SocietyCurated by Caitlin LaiTaiwan Contemporary Culture LabTaipei, Taiwan | 2023 Beyond the CradleCurated by Jess SousaMIT Media LabCambridge, US | 2023 TechnoscapeCurated by Pippo Ciorra and Maristella CasciatoMAXXI National Museum of 21st Century ArtRome, Italy | 2023 Gusto! Gli italiani a tavola. 1970-2050Curated by Massimo Montanari and Laura LazzaroniMuseo M9 Mestr Venice, Italy | 2022 Beyond the CradleCurated by Xin LiuMIT Media LabCambridge, US | 2022 Future of Food Epochal BanquetCurated by Bompas &amp; Parr and Sandra RossExpo 2020 Dubai Dubai, UAE | 2020 In Kepler’s Gardens ︎︎︎Selected by Gerfried Stocker Ars Electronica Linz, Austria | 2020 Beyond the CradleCurated by Xin Liu MIT Media Lab Cambridge, US | 2019 The Future of Food Curated by Julia Buntaine Hoel Usagi GalleryBrooklyn, US | 2019 Out of the Box ︎︎︎Selected by Gerfried StockerArs Electronica Linz, Austria | 2019 WORKSHOPSMoon Rhymes in the Frost ︎︎︎ArticaSvalbard | 2024 Space Food International Astronautical Congress Paris, France | 2022 A Space Miso Dinner ︎︎︎Copenhagen, Denmark | 2022Prototyping Space Food SystemsNuvu Innovation SchoolCambridge, US | 2019 Prototyping Our SciFi Space Future Yale University New Haven, US | 2019 Boston Design Academy Workshop ︎︎︎Boston Public Library CopleyBoston, US | 2019 High School Science: Space Museum of Science Boston, US | 2019Space Fermentation MIT Media LabCambridge, US | 2019Astronauts and Food MIT Media LabCambridge, US | 2018 SPEAKINGDeep Listening in Deserts (talk) -&gt;Taiwan Contemporary Culture LabTaipei, Taiwan | 2025 Harestua Solar Observatory (talk) ︎︎︎Billedkunst LIVEHarestua, Norway | 2025 Artistic Field Methodologies (talk)LCI BarcelonaVirtual | 2025 Art &amp; Science in Svalbard (panel) ︎︎︎Convergence: Artistic Explorations from Nature to Society ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Virtual | 2024 Democratizing Access to Space (panel)MIT Media Lab Cambridge, US | 2024 Gravity Proof (talk)Matsympossium Oslo, Norway | 2023 Svalbard Photography Research (talk)MIT Art Culture &amp; Technology Cambridge, US | 2023 Gravity Proof (talk)TrænafestivalenTræna, Norway | 2022 Food in Extreme Environments (talk)ArktiskMat x Hurtigruten Norway | 2022 Astrobotany (talk)New Taipei Gallery Taipei, Taiwan | 2022 Space Food Waste &amp; Fermentation (talk)International Conference on Environmental Systems Virtual | 2021 Microgravity Cooking (lecture)Basque Culinary CenterSan Sebastián, Spain | 2021 Food &amp; Biodesign (lecture)Parsons School of DesignNYC, US | 2021 Food &amp; Music (lecture)Berklee College of MusicBoston, US | 2021 Biodesigning the Future of Food (lecture)New York UniversityNYC, US | 2021 Space Food &amp; Culture (talk)International Astronautical CongressD.C., US | 2019 Food Futures (lecture)Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, US | 2019 Space Food (lecture)Basque Culinary Center San Sebastián, Spain | 2019 Interplanetary Gastronomy (talk)Emerce eDayAmsterdam, Netherlands | 2019 <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b82670f528fe23cf4ace06587d816c76ccaa26f0dee62baad7e9d2410bb3b5fa/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-1.jpg" data-mid="240484807" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b82670f528fe23cf4ace06587d816c76ccaa26f0dee62baad7e9d2410bb3b5fa/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-1.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dccc21caf7bd5bea9ae4d59eddeaccc8e32e2ce9f7538cd4513cdc09831834c5/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-5.jpg" data-mid="240484806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dccc21caf7bd5bea9ae4d59eddeaccc8e32e2ce9f7538cd4513cdc09831834c5/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-5.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba61a2953d637718fb45508ed73cec9b2784f55bfba303f80c82204ba3d9481f/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-6.jpg" data-mid="240484804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba61a2953d637718fb45508ed73cec9b2784f55bfba303f80c82204ba3d9481f/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-6.jpg" /> PHOTO: EXHIBITION OF UFO BOOK &amp; PRINTS AT THE TAIWAN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE LAB https://maggiecoblentz.com/contact Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:52:10 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/contact info@maggiecoblentz.com @maggiecoblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Space-Food-Helmet Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:53:57 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Space-Food-Helmet Space Food Helmet&nbsp; RESEARCH ZERO GRAVITY FLIGHT WITH THE MIT MEDIA LAB <img width="4912" height="6140" width_o="4912" height_o="6140" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b15889cb795423ca087bd402478971e4b7fc27e7f30d6d18d53d039192b9e8e/MaggieCoblentz_SpaceFoodHelmet_cr.TonyLuong.jpg" data-mid="240516403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b15889cb795423ca087bd402478971e4b7fc27e7f30d6d18d53d039192b9e8e/MaggieCoblentz_SpaceFoodHelmet_cr.TonyLuong.jpg" /> PHOTO: TONY LUONG What does it feel like to float in zero gravity? How does food taste and smell when you’re weightless? Could floating upside down flip my own assumptions about this distant environment? I wanted to capture the personal and sensory experience of being untethered. I chose to tell this story through food, a medium that naturally bridges art and science, culture and technology.I created a tasting menu for a zero-gravity flight, designed to be experienced inside a custom Space Food Helmet. I was fully immersed in a personal universe, where each bite, smell, and sound floated around me. <img width="2907" height="3633" width_o="2907" height_o="3633" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b94bbe14babc3a88ab30a50649eb64425c85f4e5f035661304b008ee8762bcea/82466A20-2E33-497F-AAC3-11A3F0148E32.JPG" data-mid="240516402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b94bbe14babc3a88ab30a50649eb64425c85f4e5f035661304b008ee8762bcea/82466A20-2E33-497F-AAC3-11A3F0148E32.JPG" /> Parabolic flights simulate weightlessness through a parabolic maneuver that causes free-fall, allowing researchers to perform microgravity experiments on Earth. The Space Food Helmet began as a practical solution for safety and evolved into an interactive experience. Gloveboxes are commonly used to contain experiments on parabolic research flights and on the ISS. They’re sealed containers with built-in gloves, so you can reach in and work with things without opening the box.Instead of a rigid box, I designed a personal “glovebox” that fits over my head, allowing me to insert my hands through the front, while nothing can escape. Supported by: MIT Space Exploration InitiativeSpecial thanks: ZERO GMIT Media LabBiniam KebedePeter Dilworth Press:WIRED | Algae Caviar, Anyone? What We’ll Eat on the Journey to Mars WIRED Japan | Filling the VoidMIT The Tech | What’s it like to design a meal that floats? https://maggiecoblentz.com/Solar-Oven Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:01:38 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Solar-Oven Solar AlchemyPERFORMANCE / EXHIBITION PARFT OF THE SOUND OF THE SUN EXHIBITION AT HARESTUA SOLAR OBSERVATORY <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a58e66d74214ec131e95322f7795ad47a235db81f7f451fec8a9857676da159/DSC_0371-copy.jpg" data-mid="240487717" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a58e66d74214ec131e95322f7795ad47a235db81f7f451fec8a9857676da159/DSC_0371-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b0ae233e67c78a0ba844971569f33327855d9fcfd9a7ae5918a711c606a4e09/DSC_0263-copy.jpg" data-mid="240487504" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b0ae233e67c78a0ba844971569f33327855d9fcfd9a7ae5918a711c606a4e09/DSC_0263-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f42a0ce058a1bd02fb3fe8a50991303a9ec3eb3b1e6bd043fab753b3f7e1bf3/DSC_0513-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="240487744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f42a0ce058a1bd02fb3fe8a50991303a9ec3eb3b1e6bd043fab753b3f7e1bf3/DSC_0513-copy-2.jpg" /> Art Direction &amp; Performance: Maggie CoblentzVideography: Louise RapleyPart of The Sound of the Sun exhibition at the Harestua Solar Observatory.The Sound of the Sun program is organized by Hedvig Biong, Jessica MacMillan, and Marius Moldvær in collaboration with Vegard Rekaa and Torstein Nybø of Solobservatoriet. The exhibition is generously supported by Akershus Fylkeskommune / Akershus County Municipality, ⁠Kulturrådet / Arts Council Norway, ⁠Kunstsentrene i Norge / Association of Norwegian Art Centers, and ⁠Norske Billedkunstnere / Norwegian Artists Association / Lunner and Gran Municipalities. https://maggiecoblentz.com/Sourdough-Made-of-Starstuff Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:35:41 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Sourdough-Made-of-Starstuff Sourdough Made of Starstuff PERFORMANCE / EXHIBITIONPARFT OF THE SOUND OF THE SUN EXHIBITION AT HARESTUA SOLAR OBSERVATORY In the Satellite House at the Harestua Solar Observatory, a jar of living sourdough sits beneath the telescopes. In the 1960s, this building housed the U.S. Air Force’s satellite camera, keeping watch over orbiting satellites. Later, astronomers installed telescopes here to study the stars. Today, in the same room that once monitored military skies, a sourdough starter ferments quietly. One telescope turns inward instead of skyward, collapsing the distance between microbes and constellations, between earthly memory and the unknown. <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f87dfdc36d8a538324a729792c830b1b0e56a53c0e6bf7094352b8809371a27/DSC_0572-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="240487985" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f87dfdc36d8a538324a729792c830b1b0e56a53c0e6bf7094352b8809371a27/DSC_0572-copy-2.jpg" /> <img width="3773" height="5030" width_o="3773" height_o="5030" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/024ce8d2193097a90a2e2af38982f37058c5125ba2fd724a889b4b9ffc9d2b3c/DSC_0674-copy.jpg" data-mid="237794730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/024ce8d2193097a90a2e2af38982f37058c5125ba2fd724a889b4b9ffc9d2b3c/DSC_0674-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3913" height="5217" width_o="3913" height_o="5217" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fbea4bfdbc66ab149098b9bae8fb35253e7a5342290b385ba311727a515c2b6/DSC_0242-copy.jpg" data-mid="237794735" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fbea4bfdbc66ab149098b9bae8fb35253e7a5342290b385ba311727a515c2b6/DSC_0242-copy.jpg" /> Art Direction &amp; Performance: Maggie Coblentz Videography: Louise RapleyPart of The Sound of the Sun exhibition at the Harestua Solar Observatory. The Sound of the Sun program is organized by Hedvig Biong, Jessica MacMillan, and Marius Moldvær in collaboration with Vegard Rekaa and Torstein Nybø of Solobservatoriet. The exhibition is generously supported by Akershus Fylkeskommune / Akershus County Municipality, ⁠Kulturrådet / Arts Council Norway, ⁠Kunstsentrene i Norge / Association of Norwegian Art Centers, and ⁠Norske Billedkunstnere / Norwegian Artists Association / Lunner and Gran Municipalities. <img width="4673" height="3505" width_o="4673" height_o="3505" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a804e069b6dc80f7635ce50c711c7f6c7c9e89cdf2c0cb248412efc9af358a5b/DSC_0006-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="237794892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a804e069b6dc80f7635ce50c711c7f6c7c9e89cdf2c0cb248412efc9af358a5b/DSC_0006-copy-2.jpg" /> The Satellite House at the Harestua Solar Observatory.&nbsp; https://maggiecoblentz.com/Gravity-Proof Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:41:19 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Gravity-Proof Gravity Proof RESEARCH / VIDEOZERO GRAVITY FLIGHT WITH THE MIT MEDIA LAB Gravity Proof is a performance and mission to prepare and cook bread in space. This multi-part work includes an experimental performance on a parabolic flight, film, and zero g bread recipes. Inspired by ancient recipes and archaeological bread remains, this exploration reimagines the cosmic past, present, and future of bread. <img width="2475" height="3300" width_o="2475" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9ccf2e588acd83c8c6972ed29fc16df408acc0accb82ad4654a8781abf5b635/FinalPoster_GravityProofArtboard-5-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="194566408" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9ccf2e588acd83c8c6972ed29fc16df408acc0accb82ad4654a8781abf5b635/FinalPoster_GravityProofArtboard-5-copy-2.jpg" /> <img width="2907" height="1938" width_o="2907" height_o="1938" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce1ad3c2925fcc6a7633f00d666cefd8fe7c6c5b1b9d0dec164355e6d56d6fd2/82466A20-2E33-497F-AAC3-11A3F0148E32.jpg" data-mid="194561542" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce1ad3c2925fcc6a7633f00d666cefd8fe7c6c5b1b9d0dec164355e6d56d6fd2/82466A20-2E33-497F-AAC3-11A3F0148E32.jpg" /> Parabolic flights reproduce gravity-free conditions in an aircraft through a parabolic maneuver of alternating upward and downward arcs interspersed with level flight. They provide a microgravity environment for scientists to conduct research without going into space. For this work, this environment was used to produce experimental methods to capture the materials, processes, and sensory attributes of bread in weightlessness, and to speculate on the future of&nbsp; bread as it ventures off our home planet. <img width="6674" height="4450" width_o="6674" height_o="4450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee51ad9ea7a281f71a645ec08346303306856992127dbf90231512f7a515b62d/20210523_Steve-Boxall_PSM_MIT_Research_ZG548_7507.jpg" data-mid="194561690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee51ad9ea7a281f71a645ec08346303306856992127dbf90231512f7a515b62d/20210523_Steve-Boxall_PSM_MIT_Research_ZG548_7507.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1043" width_o="1920" height_o="1043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fec1099dce07c65dbf59361abdabef33121a5b4530498b50f4a81cf0ad3769a/MaggieCoblentz-ZeroG.jpg" data-mid="194716440" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fec1099dce07c65dbf59361abdabef33121a5b4530498b50f4a81cf0ad3769a/MaggieCoblentz-ZeroG.jpg" /> <img width="2551" height="3301" width_o="2551" height_o="3301" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa54de5e3fcabdb6fc1a459e52568961e2e8dae599bbfa6c03d50c23fdce1ab5/suit.png" data-mid="194528268" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa54de5e3fcabdb6fc1a459e52568961e2e8dae599bbfa6c03d50c23fdce1ab5/suit.png" /> A custom baking spacesuit was made through a collaboration with Addison Söder, Söder Studio in London, UK. Among its many custom features for baking in zero gravity is a built-in toolbelt, an apron that floats in weightlessness—transforming into a wearable countertop, and poof sleeves that rise like bread. <img width="200" height="259" width_o="200" height_o="259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e54ee1e1648396294b57c419c5945b4e17c9a4933750cf1e560f3632396dd5bc/CleanImagesArtboard-1.jpg" data-mid="194537975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/e54ee1e1648396294b57c419c5945b4e17c9a4933750cf1e560f3632396dd5bc/CleanImagesArtboard-1.jpg" /> 001: Archeological Bread <img width="200" height="259" width_o="200" height_o="259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88aa04fc4e271f70f8b77abf3f0be557b18e7d4cf9751cbd4a42dfd89ccfe71d/CleanImagesArtboard-4.jpg" data-mid="194537976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/88aa04fc4e271f70f8b77abf3f0be557b18e7d4cf9751cbd4a42dfd89ccfe71d/CleanImagesArtboard-4.jpg" />002: Zero G Dough <img width="200" height="259" width_o="200" height_o="259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04a8f28d0c62bca77925a7d56dc596201a1bdea4bd1fccbe099f2a0ff8756cd9/CleanImagesArtboard-3.jpg" data-mid="194537974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/200/i/04a8f28d0c62bca77925a7d56dc596201a1bdea4bd1fccbe099f2a0ff8756cd9/CleanImagesArtboard-3.jpg" />003: Space Bread <img width="2268" height="1372" width_o="2268" height_o="1372" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9dc1c0587f2142baf9ec249e5dcd9e396ea169bc47e57110d6d67dd98ddf325e/ARCHAOBOTANICALEVIDENCE_0000s_0000_Layer-1.jpg" data-mid="194528135" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9dc1c0587f2142baf9ec249e5dcd9e396ea169bc47e57110d6d67dd98ddf325e/ARCHAOBOTANICALEVIDENCE_0000s_0000_Layer-1.jpg" /> Zero gravity bread recipes were made in collaboration with the R&amp;D division of the restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen, Denmark. Working within the parameters of space travel, experimental methods were designed to keep a sourdough starter alive, in addition to prototypes for special packaging for mixing dry ingredients in weightlessness.&nbsp; <img width="1185" height="2370" width_o="1185" height_o="2370" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4724a0aa7d72bc0665944245b2ea9e02837e6dcf0e518c109871dbf47e30316/Einkorngraphics.jpg" data-mid="194528110" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4724a0aa7d72bc0665944245b2ea9e02837e6dcf0e518c109871dbf47e30316/Einkorngraphics.jpg" /> COLLABORATORS Video and graphics: Nancy Valladares Spacesuit design: Addison Söder, Söder Studio Supported by: MIT Space Exploration Initiative Special thanks:&nbsp;ZERO-G https://maggiecoblentz.com/ISS-Miso Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:59:57 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/ISS-Miso ISS MISORESEARCH FLAVOUR EXPERIMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. <img width="3600" height="4500" width_o="3600" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a41b3332320228ffdc730923178fcacb6f6785fc00093fd6fc79b582e51ccf9e/Miso-samples-and-environmental-sensing-box.jpg" data-mid="240360949" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a41b3332320228ffdc730923178fcacb6f6785fc00093fd6fc79b582e51ccf9e/Miso-samples-and-environmental-sensing-box.jpg" /> Just as food on Earth reflects its place and people, space fermentation has the potential to develop its own kind of “terroir,” expressing the character of life beyond our planet. In this study, we investigated whether food fermentation is possible in space and how it compares to Earth-based fermentation. We produced miso, a traditional Japanese condiment, on the ISS over 30 days and compared it with two Earth-bound controls to examine microbial growth and flavour chemistry.The miso mixture was prepared using cooked soybeans, rice kōji, and salt. It&nbsp;travelled to space in a small box outfitted with a camera and sensors to measure temperature, humidity, and radiation.&nbsp; Paper in iScience -&gt;&nbsp; <img width="4286" height="5357" width_o="4286" height_o="5357" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa0f198acd7e928f0adf629a3099857392bfe6cf0ac6fff250cff5a2c27ba2b2/Top-view-of-Space-miso-sample-and-Earth-control-samples.jpg" data-mid="240528108" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa0f198acd7e928f0adf629a3099857392bfe6cf0ac6fff250cff5a2c27ba2b2/Top-view-of-Space-miso-sample-and-Earth-control-samples.jpg" />ISS-grown miso and two Earth-grown control samples. Collaborators: Joshua EvansEngineering: Peter DilworthSystem and electronics: Jamie Milliken, Patrick ChwalekFood science: Karoline Koth, Tiffany Shang Heng Mak, and Nabila Rodriquez Supported by: MIT Space Exploration InitiativeSpecial thanks: MIT Media LabSustainable Food Innovation, Danish Technical UniversityHarvard University https://maggiecoblentz.com/Unidentified-Food-Objects Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:31:52 +0000 Maggie Coblentz https://maggiecoblentz.com/Unidentified-Food-Objects Unidentified Food Objects BOOK | EXHIBITION Unidentified Food Objects is a speculative “cookbook” based on my research at the MIT Media Lab, and includes public contributions. It is a snapshot of my imagination of how people might eat, cook, and share food in outer space. Illustrations by Yilan Gao. The book and limited edition prints were printed using risography by ppppress at MIT. &nbsp; <img width="4695" height="3081" width_o="4695" height_o="3081" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a92a9f15f63488caa2b26d852fcb40b6c9fc8bba516fccdf6235ea738c0c3f30/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_002.jpg" data-mid="194497774" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a92a9f15f63488caa2b26d852fcb40b6c9fc8bba516fccdf6235ea738c0c3f30/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_002.jpg" />Solar Cooking <img width="3067" height="4673" width_o="3067" height_o="4673" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f3b053bf4357c6b03cf5e4bf3fa236273929f8d09296f784a9927278f6afc91/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_001.jpg" data-mid="194497775" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f3b053bf4357c6b03cf5e4bf3fa236273929f8d09296f784a9927278f6afc91/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_001.jpg" />Sourdough Rocket <img width="4957" height="3253" width_o="4957" height_o="3253" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7cc5c210e435a9be070a6cf126ff43570dab202105f08ff4a630f0bcb6b6449/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_003.jpg" data-mid="194497780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7cc5c210e435a9be070a6cf126ff43570dab202105f08ff4a630f0bcb6b6449/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_003.jpg" />Gravity Proof <img width="3128" height="4766" width_o="3128" height_o="4766" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cb847824c0663343b9277ab8cb924767b73d6fb2610139fe099a982ce5ad621/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_007.jpg" data-mid="194497776" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cb847824c0663343b9277ab8cb924767b73d6fb2610139fe099a982ce5ad621/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_007.jpg" />Champagne, Elderflower, and Violet Space Jelly Recipe contributed by Bompas &amp; Parr <img width="4801" height="3151" width_o="4801" height_o="3151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a382a73c92b63ee534b7819985151c348b7b224316a82a22adc7b8a03b78a4e/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_005.jpg" data-mid="194497777" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a382a73c92b63ee534b7819985151c348b7b224316a82a22adc7b8a03b78a4e/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_005.jpg" />Astronaut Hot Sauce <img width="3300" height="5028" width_o="3300" height_o="5028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4ff53435657644fb90cdf0131bc5e88ff59b6310cd122a508cdd221a1e63cb2/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_006.jpg" data-mid="194497779" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4ff53435657644fb90cdf0131bc5e88ff59b6310cd122a508cdd221a1e63cb2/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_006.jpg" />Martian Ceramics <img width="3265" height="4975" width_o="3265" height_o="4975" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f60373558f7e3367808d450a6872049be95425f059045e6e2193c69939a63d9c/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_008.jpg" data-mid="194497778" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f60373558f7e3367808d450a6872049be95425f059045e6e2193c69939a63d9c/UFO_MaggieCoblentz_008.jpg" /> Space Food Helmet <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a13d0692cd3593a0f8960c05bec68fd16b58dfb80daa90fb555929ad0914a0c/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-6.jpg" data-mid="194527290" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a13d0692cd3593a0f8960c05bec68fd16b58dfb80daa90fb555929ad0914a0c/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-6.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a05ca4c0fe654271a49b4841be0d22a488f9d232b8335facdb3153fdd110821/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-1.jpg" data-mid="194527353" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a05ca4c0fe654271a49b4841be0d22a488f9d232b8335facdb3153fdd110821/08-Unidentified-Food-Objects-1.jpg" /> Exhibition view at&nbsp;Science, Technology, and Society, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, curated by Caitlin Lai, Taipei, Taiwan.&nbsp; <img width="1728" height="1152" width_o="1728" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9b2422e1eb8933e7f48fab2d0860540386314eec5d6353a9e80034573ba46a1/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-01-at-10.31.11-PM-copy.jpg" data-mid="194527607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9b2422e1eb8933e7f48fab2d0860540386314eec5d6353a9e80034573ba46a1/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-01-at-10.31.11-PM-copy.jpg" /> COLLABORATORS Illustrations: Yilan GaoPrints: Jesus Ocampo &amp; Felix Li, ppppress Supported by: MIT Space Exploration Initiative Special thanks:&nbsp;Jesus Ocampo