'NASA Wheel of Optimism', 2006

Based on NASA's optimism of discovering "life" on the red planet.
A spare tire from the Rover currently on the planet is used as a diarama for a hidden pocket of life.
Against a color enhanced Martian landscape, florishing succulents and alien flora grow admist shiny hematite rocks.


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Milled aluminum tire from NASA's Mars Rover, hematite rocks, artificial plants & photo.

 

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