The tiles of the lizard's skin unfurl in the whizz of its breath. Mosquitos, mantas, and sharks dwell in deliberation. Seeing is a prompt to touch – cartilage, exoskeletons, antennas, scales. “Cosmic Press Release – Prelude” is a first-contact with the crackling contours and of a communicative promise beyond the physio-perceptual confines of gravity, across entities of intention and “between infra-earth and extra-sky.” This newly produced video capsule preludes a large, multimedia project by Aarti Sunder.