When photographer Solal Moyer first ventured into space with the UNCS ‘Even Odds’ colony mission, he was one of the first with the aim of documenting the early days of interstellar exploration and settlement. The challenges of colony life leave little time for recording both the pioneering spirit of the colonists themselves and the awe-inspiring natural worlds they visited – both before humans influenced them, and after. Through this work, he became one of the best known exophotographers.
He continued hopping between colonies and always fighting for a spot on the frontier, despite the high risks involved. Tragically, while on a scoping mission to Nonov 81W (now the site of the New Vesta Corridor) an accident resulted in the loss of the shuttle carrying Moyer and three scientists on their way to the surface. Rescue teams used ReMem™ technology to back up the memories of the dying photographer.
Unable to interpret the data at the time, it eventually made its way back to the Engram Institute, where we have since worked to restore the moments where Moyer pressed the shutter.
Due to the process, the images take on a slightly distorted, somewhat ethereal quality. This collection from Moyer’s memory features epic space vistas, unbelievable natural wonders, and a new embodiment of human industry that would otherwise be lost forever.
The collection
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SOLAL MOYER
Solal Moyer was adopted in the European Bloc by parents involved in law and environmental activism. From a young age, he was fascinated with preserving moments in time and experimented with classic analog, digital and light field photography – a passion that would become a career.
His work rarely focused on people, tending towards capturing the effect of humankind on nature. Early work in commercial photogrammetry gave way to taking what would become famous images of natural wonders on Earth, before some were lost or destroyed.
After the death of both parents and (later) his adoptive sibling, Moyer ultimately decided to venture out into space with the UNCS ‘Even Odds’ colony mission, with the aim of documenting the early days of interstellar exploration.
With the distances involved, what was always going to be a long project turned into a lifelong endeavor. Moyer became the quintessential lens through which Earth viewed and understood colony life, even though only a fraction of his images made it back to Earth and the inner systems.
Moyer was tragically killed when his shuttle encountered a gravity well around Nonov 81W. He was 59.
Available to own
All of the memory fragments in the Solal Moyer collection are available to own and collect as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on OpenSea.io.