Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko, who returned to Earth after 340 days on the International Space Station, remarked: "People will miss the Earth. This is more than nostalgia."
Inspired by the emotional depth of these words, People Will Miss The Earth explores how contemporary science is attempting to replicate Earth’s biosphere in anticipation of future ecological instability.

Through the lens of bio-regenerative technologies, the project investigates emerging imaginaries of the New Space Age. While multi-planetary futures often envision the transplantation of terrestrial ecosystems into extraterrestrial settings, this research invites a pragmatic and critical reflection on the assumptions embedded in such narratives. In doing so, it opens space to consider the cultural, scientific, and existential dimensions of our planetary condition—engaging with both the possibilities and the limitations of sustaining life beyond Earth.

Works like The Antarctic Gardener (a short film set in a BLSS facility in Antarctica) and Beyond Gravity (an ongoing installation exploring the impact of zero gravity on plant organisms) serve as entry points into questions of psychological and biological adaptability. Can artificial habitats truly support the flourishing of life—or do they reveal our deep entanglement with the specific conditions of Earth?

Here, deep space becomes less a destination and more a speculative mirror—one that reframes our understanding of what makes life possible. Rather than approaching the cosmos as a frontier to be claimed, the project proposes a shift in perspective: toward seeing life as a situated, relational phenomenon.