Museo Aero Solar

A  flying museum and a  solar sculpture made by the “Museo Aero Solar” group was built as part of the PRISHTINA COMMON GROUND SUMMER FESTIVAL.

Museo Aero Solar” group is an open-source international  community, initiated by Tomás Saraceno and Alberto  Pesavento, inviting everybody to take part and to turn used plastic bags to lighter-than-air sculptures. Museo Aero Solar (2007–present) is an airborne form made solely from reused plastic bags.  What began from the premise of a collection has unfolded to be an urgently necessary  investigation into coexistence, aeronautics, and architecture, aiming to rethink the way we navigate new territories and venture beyond the rules of gravity. In a fascinating use of the  platform of the museum, Museo Aero Solar shows how a collective project can emerge from individual acts, and potentially retake a polluting product and transform it into a mind-expanding material. 

The "Museo Aero Solar" group is an open-source international community initiated by Tomás Saraceno and Alberto Pesavento. It invites everybody to take part in turning used plastic bags into lighter-than-air sculptures. Museo Aero Solar, active since 2007, is an airborne art form made solely from reused plastic bags. What began as a collection has evolved into an urgently necessary investigation into coexistence, aeronautics, and architecture. The project aims to rethink how we navigate new territories and transcend the rules of gravity.

In a fascinating use of the platform of the museum, Museo Aero Solar shows how a collective project can emerge from individual acts, and potentially retake a polluting product and transform it into a mind-expanding material.