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UniBase#no.6173

Proclamation

In front of the background of a Mars photograph in red and brown tones, the following proclamation text for the work UniBase#no.6173 is written in light letters in three parts one below the other on the left. On the right side, quotations from Articles II, VI, III, VIII and IX of the Outer Space Treaty as well as Article 1 paragraph 3 of the Charter of the United Nations can be read in dark letters on a beige-colored, semi-transparent background above the Mars photograph. At the bottom it says: Supported by Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V. and Neustart Kultur, next to it the web address of the work, copyright as well as a GeheimRat signature

Proclamation text

Logo of the Neustart Kultur program of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media In this funded conceptual art work, GeheimRat solicited comments from experts in the United Nations (OHCHR, UNCOPUOS, UNOOSA), the ETO Consortium, NASA, ROSCOSMOS, ESA, CNSA, and the legal field. The subject is the announcement that Elon Musk has hired SpaceX's general counsel to draft a constitution for the planet Mars.

Comments received were forwarded to SpaceX's General Counsel, Vice President, COO, and CEO Elon Musk, who were also asked for their assessments.

Basics and essence

Image logo of the Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V. Fundamental to all activities in space are therefore:
– the Outer Space Treaty of 1967
– the Charter of the United Nations
– international law

The claim of sovereignty, such as the installation of a constitution, by a single nation or by non-state legal entities (such as the SpaceX company) would consequently be unlawful.

If any of the Contracting States fears interference with the use and exploration of outer space and celestial bodies, it may request consultations on planned undertakings and experiments.

Outlook

Representation of the solar system with the sun on the far left and the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars as well as the (Earth) moon in the upper area. Below this, a quotation from Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty can be read in the center right in mercury-colored script on a dark blue background, as it is also executed in the following text.

Exhibition Display1

On a light gray floor, white lettering in large letters runs the length of the room: UniBase#6173. On the front wall is the 9-part overview of important aspects of the work. On the left wall are the quote from SpaceX's former general counsel on the constitutional mandate and a passage from SpaceX's and Starlink's service terms. On the entrance wall, on the one hand, there is the image of celestial bodies, on the other hand, there is the representation of the outlook, and on the right wall, the proclamation image is positioned.

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Exhibition Display2

On light gray floor is written in white and large letters over the entire length of the room: UniBase#6173. On the left wall, in addition to the 9-part overview of important aspects of the work, the cover letter to 52 experts and small as a set of four the responses from ESA, Association of Space Explorers, UNHCHR and UNCOPUOS can be seen. On the right wall, next to the image celestial bodies, there is the quote from the former general counsel of SpaceX on the constitutional mandate and a passage from the terms of use of SpaceX and Starlink, as well as the representation of the outlook. On the front wall, the proclamation image is positioned.