Xin Liu presents NOAA: A Fall Towards Home on the High Line

Xin Liu presents NOAA: A Fall Towards Home, a performance commissioned by High Line Art and co-produced with Onassis ONX. The work takes audiences through the life cycle of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, reimagined as a sentient being narrating its journey from launch to retirement. Its real-world counterpart, NOAA-15, was launched in 1998 as part of a mission mapping global climate change. Performers embody the machine's journey while LED screens display original text and video told from the satellite's perspective, and the performance includes a brief lecture by the artist.

The performance takes place June 23 (8–9pm), and June 24 and June 25 (7:30–8:30pm), in the Sunken Overlook on the High Line at 17th Street, with a rain date of June 26. The project was organized by Taylor Zakarin, Associate Curator of High Line Art. An online iteration of the work, commissioned by Hyundai Artlab, is also available.