Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects
March 15 - May 5, 2018
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
View from Earth, 2017
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
drawing: 11.75 x 9 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 12 inches
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
EVOLVED ENHANCED CRYSTAL in Cygnus (Electro-Optical Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 245), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
60 × 48 in
INTRUDER 6A in Sagittarius (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 173), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
121.9 x 152.4 cm
48 x 60 in
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
NROL-76 in Scorpio (Unknown Purpose – Possible Satellite Interceptor; USA 276) (note: second satellite in the image is COSMOS 1275DEB – a piece of Russian Space Debris), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
121.9 x 152.4 cm
48 x 60 in
AQUACADE/RHYOLITE 3 in Libra (Signals Intelligence; OPS 4258), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
152.4 x 121.9 cm
60 x 48 in
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Unknown Object near Corona Borealis , 2017
Dye sublimation print, White Semi-Matte
152.4 x 121.9 cm
60 x 48 in
INTRUDER 12A in Vulpecula (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 274) , 2017
Dye sublimation print, White Semi-Matte
152.4 x 101.6 cm
60 x 40 in
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Orbital Reflector (Scale Model), 2018
Mylar, aluminum, solar panels and tape
3048 x 152.4 cm
1200 x 60 in
Orbital Reflector (Scale Model), 2018
Mylar, aluminum, solar panels and tape
3048 x 152.4 cm
1200 x 60 in
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Aerospace Engineering for Aerospace Engineering’s Sake, 2014
Graphite on paper
Drawing: 8 x 8.5 inches
Frame size: 14.75 x 14.75 inches
Echo-Type Test Frame Concept, 2013
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11 x 8.25 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 12 inches
Reflective Structure in Orbit, 2015
Graphite on paper
drawing: 12 x 9.25 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches
Nonfunctional Satellite Concept, 2012
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11.5 x 8 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 11.25 inches
“The Kite” Concept, 2012
Graphite on paper
drawing: 12 x 9 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 13 inches
Hopeless Diamond, 2016
Graphite on paper
drawing: 9.5 x 12 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 17.25 inches
Study For Sphere Construction, 2013
Graphite on paper
drawing: 7.5 x 5.25 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 12.5 inches
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
INTRUDER 5A in Cygnus (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 160) Note: Other satellites are SCOUT X-4 Rocket Body and Unknown) , 2017
Dye sublimation print, White Semi-Matte
121.9 x 152.4 cm
48 x 60 in
Triangle, 2018
Steel and lacquer
Triangle, 2018
Steel and lacquer
Circular Reflector, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
37 x 37 x 37 cm
15 x 15 x 15 in
Circular Reflector, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
37 x 37 x 37 cm
15 x 15 x 15 in
Ring (Möbius Variation), 2018
Fiberglass, lacquered
80 x 10 x 80 cm
32 x 4 x 32 in
Ring (Möbius Variation), 2018
Fiberglass, lacquered
80 x 10 x 80 cm
32 x 4 x 32 in
Diamond Reflector, 2018
Steel, lacquered
217 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm
85 x 7 x 7 1/2 in
Evolved Shuttlecock, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
35 x 13 x 35 cm
14 x 5 x 14 in
Evolved Shuttlecock, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
35 x 13 x 35 cm
14 x 5 x 14 in
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Echo-Style Canister Deployment and Inflation Sequence, 2013
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11 x 9.25 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 13 inches
Discus Picosat Concept (A), 2012
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11 x 8 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 11.5 inches
Shuttlecock Picosat Concept, 2013
Graphite on paper
drawing: 9 x 12 inches
framed size: 12 x 14.75 inches
Evolved Shuttlecock Concept, 2013
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
drawing: 16.5 x 11.5 inches
framed size: 19.5 x 14.75 inches
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Debris-Sat Concept, 2015
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11.5 x 8.25 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 11.25 inches
Orbital Reflector Component Concept, 2017
Graphite on paper
drawing: 11 x 17 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 20.75 inches
Orbital Reflector, 2017
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
drawing: 9.5 x 12 inches
framed size: 14.75 x 17.25 inches
Diamond-Sat Concept, 2016
Graphite on paper
drawing: 9 x 12 inches
framed size: 12 x 14.75 inches
Impossible Objects, 2018
Installation view
Prototype for a Non-functional Satellite (Design 4; Build 6), 2014
Mylar, plastic and tape
54 x 45 inches
framed size: 59.75 x 52.25 inches
detail of Prototype for a Non-functional Satellite (Design 4; Build 6), 2014
Mylar, plastic and tape
54 x 45 inches
framed size: 59.75 x 52.25 inches