Considerations on the astronomical aesthetic imaginary in the example of Campo del cielo

Abstract

This paper explores the entanglement between the earth and the sky, from an aesthetic-imaginary point of view. In order to do so, we will go through some contemporary discussions that we consider can illuminate the problem addressed. On the one hand, we will review some of Peter Sloterdijk's ideas to think the problem of globalization as a particular declination of the old ontological problem of the sphere. On the other hand, we will recover some elements of cultural astronomy field, which will allow us to describe the social fabric of the sky and at the same time the material relation sky-earth. It is from here that we will propose a perspective that we consider necessary and original in the context of the discussions on posthumanism and new materialisms: the inclusion of the sky as a material and posthuman problem. Based on this last approach, we will analyze some works by Faivovich and Goldberg that are part of the project on Campo del cielo.