Sputnik 2009

By aliebchen (Providence, RI)

1:  The metal smith bravely swallows his vomit as the molten gold vaporizes his floating drops of sweat. It was alright; only in the incorruptibility of microgravity could he produce this object.  He had seen the first moonwalk, remembered how a signifier motion was transformed to produce its opposite, and he was thrilled.   

2:  The form of the object in front of him now contradicts itself.  A trick of its own representation exploited to make it appear to do something impossible.

3:  It is finished,…