Question:
Defunct Satellites
Inactive satellites that remain in orbit after they stop functioning.
Mission Debris
Objects released or lost during space missions.
Rocket Stages
Discarded rocket parts left behind after launch.
Collision Fragments
Pieces created when satellites, rockets, or debris collide.
The Mindset Behind “Just One Piece”
Littering often begins with a small act of dismissal.
When one piece feels insignificant, responsibility becomes easier to ignore.
Domino Effect
One small piece of trash can lead to another, turning a single careless act
into a repeated pattern.
Bystander Effect
People may assume someone else will pick it up, making their own small act
feel less significant.
Cognitive Dissonance
People may know littering is harmful, but still excuse their own actions as
“too small to matter.”
Three-Part Visual Sequence
The exhibition is structured as a left-to-right visual sequence that moves from a familiar habit to a larger consequence.
Each phrase marks a shift in awareness, guiding viewers from the psychology of littering to the visible scale of waste on Earth, and finally to the growing presence of debris in space.
Learn
Introduces the mindset behind littering and how small actions become easier to dismiss.
Listen
Brings attention to the scale of waste on Earth through statistics, imagery, and accumulation.
Be Wary
Extends the story beyond Earth, showing how human-made debris continues to collect in orbit.
The final graphic was designed to unfold across space, allowing viewers to move through the story from left to right.
Viewed from the front, the exhibition wall brings “learn,” “listen,” and “be wary” into one continuous line, making the sequence feel like a single connected message.
From Wall to Booklet
To make the exhibition sequence accessible outside the wall format,
the long exhibition wall was translated into an 8-page booklet.
