When asteroids threaten, Hollywood scriptwriters rely on Bruce Willis and a big drill to save the world. But what happens in real-life? Designer Nelly Ben Hayoun wants to find out.

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By Angus Montgomery

Her Disaster Playground project investigates the design of emergency procedures in the Space programme. It follows a real-life procedure in place in the event of an asteroid collision with the Earth.

Ben Hayoun says: “It attempts to address the complex decision-making involved in developing a coordinated international response to the challenge of protecting the Earth… It depicts the chain of command necessary where only a few experts exist who understand the technology.”

As part of the project, Ben Hayoun is hosting a workshop on 20 September, with Space experts Jay Tate, Anita Heward and Richard Tremayne-Smith, in which participants will be invited to “fabricate, design and perform the presidential speech following an asteroid impact”.

And on 21 September Ben Hayoun will be showcasing a preview of her Disaster Playground film, as well as taking part in a panel discussion about her “impossible journey searching for asteroid hunters”.

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