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Video documentation of two scientific initiatives that can both be read through the concept of “Solutionism“: the human assumption that comprehensive social or cultural issues, most often created by humanity in the first place, can always be solved by technology-based endeavors. 

The first initiative is the MoonRanger, an autonomous micro-rover bound for the lunar south pole to explore for lunar ice, or more simply put: water. The MoonRanger is a collaboration between NASA and the Robotics Institute of CMU and will be launched to the moon mounted on SpaceX’s “Falcon 9” rocket. Moonringer’s mission can be directly linked to the consequences of the climate crisis, and its outcomes could hold significant implications for the continuity of the human species. 

The second initiative is an independent and somewhat bizarre one: the artist’s consistent but hopeless attempts to restore her castrated pet rabbit’s libido. These include interviews with researchers and veterinarians; the creation of a sculptural sex doll for the rabbit, the fabrication of an inflating soft robot; and the production of a customized VR headset for a rabbit, offering a seductive VR experience.

The parallel inquiry of the two, perhaps evenly ambitious yet incredibly different, initiatives allows for an absurd reflection on solutionism, companion species, and space colonization.