NASA Engineer and Artist Discuss Body and Stars on Artribune Podcast
The Artribune podcast 'Contemporaneamente' features aerospace engineer Giuseppe Cataldo and artist Sissi in a dialogue exploring the intersection of art and science, from the macrocosm of space to the microcosm of clothing. Cataldo, a NASA engineer with a PhD from MIT, has worked on the James Webb Space Telescope and is responsible for planetary protection on the Mars Sample Return mission. Sissi, a Bologna Academy of Fine Arts graduate and professor, has created sculptures for Margherita Hack and site-specific works for national parks. The podcast is hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani and distributed by Artribune and Parallelo42.
Key facts
- Giuseppe Cataldo is an aerospace engineer at NASA with a PhD from MIT.
- Cataldo worked on the James Webb Space Telescope and the Mars Sample Return mission.
- Sissi (Daniela Olivieri) is an artist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna.
- Sissi created a sculpture for Margherita Hack at the University of Milan in 2022.
- The podcast 'Contemporaneamente' is hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani.
- The dialogue covers body, stars, genetic psychology, and technology.
- Cataldo has received the NASA Early Career Public Achievement Medal.
- Sissi has exhibited at MAMbo, GAM Bologna, and the Venice Biennale.
Entities
Artists
- Sissi
- Daniela Olivieri
- Giuseppe Cataldo
- Mariantonietta Firmani
- Margherita Hack
Institutions
- NASA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Politecnico di Milano
- Politecnico di Torino
- Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
- Artribune
- Parallelo42
- MAMbo
- GAM di Bologna
- Palazzo Franchetti
- CSAC Parma
- Mizuma Gallery
- Chelsea Art Museum
- MACRO
- MOCA Miami
- Tate Modern
- Brooklyn Museum
- Italian Institute of Culture New York
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri
- GAM Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Bologna
- Furla per l’Arte
- AIAA
- Sigma Xi
- SPIE
- ISSNAF
- Agenzia Spaziale Europea
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Mars Sample Return
- EXCLAIM
- PRIME
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Milan
- New York
- Tokyo
- Rome
- Miami
- London
- Venice
- Turku
- Abruzzo
- Lazio
- Molise
- Boston
- Tolosa
- France