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Constellation

Speculative futures, sci-fi worlds and environmental disaster

Created by Matt Millikan
Chief Astronomer

Featured in this constellation

Princess Mononoke

Radioactive boars and anime

Phi Phi Island after the Indian Ocean tsunami

The Gods of Tiny Things

Webwurld

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Deborah Kelly's The Gods of Tiny Things explores extinction and the climate crisis, the scars of colonialism, and the political shift to the right around the world through collage and imagined futures, much like these sci-fi, animated and computer-generated artworks.

The Gods of Tiny Things → Princess Mononoke