This installation proposes a speculative architectural vision for humanity's first permanent footprint on Mars, reimagining the planet's most complex canyon system 'Noctis Labyrinthus' (Labyrinth of the Night) as a viable settlement blueprint derived from the origins of life on Earth.

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High-resolution NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data (HiRISE imagery) of the region's vast, maze-like rifts and valleys (formed by tectonic rifting and erosion over billions of years) is translated into CNC-milled foam models of fictional Martian cities. These topographic plans are overlaid with 3D-printed structures modeled on the human ribosome—the ancient molecular machine that translates genetic code into proteins, representing the fundamental self-assembling architecture of terrestrial life.

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By merging extraterrestrial geology with the ribosome's nanoscale city-like organization (self-replicating factories, transport networks, structural supports), the work suggests that any future Martian habitat might echo the same biological principles that enabled life to emerge and thrive on Earth 3.5–4 billion years ago.

 

The labyrinthine forms evoke both the inaccessibility of Mars and the hidden complexity of cellular origins, positioning architecture as a bridge between cosmic exploration and the molecular roots of existence.

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