Ablation Cascade at Critical NW, 2013
The idea for Ablation Cascade came from a scenario called the Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler. Ablation Cascade, or the Kessler Syndrome, occurs when a high density of objects in low orbit earth start colliding, causing a massive collision of space debris.
Each concentric ring contains random bits of space objects (debris). The multi-axis structure allows for participants to spin the series of nested rings in all directions, with the largest ring being 6 feet in diameter. Ablation Cascade was funded by Ignition Northwest and donations from the community, and was shown at Burning Man and Critical Northwest 2013.
The nested concentric rings mounted on independent bearings allowed participants to spin the rings in all directions.
Close up of Ablation Cascade at Critical NW, 2013
Ablation Cascade at Critical NW, 2013