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Sensing The Near Real Time
Simulated nuclear waste glass,
soil,
SAR and inSAR satelite imagery,
drone footage,,
stainless steel
2023
Sensing the Near Real-Time (SNRT) explores the entanglement of human, technological, and geological timescales and the role of remote sensing in planetary observation. Four screens display data from sites of both slow and rapid planetary change: melting glaciers in Spitsbergen; earthquake zones in Ethiopia, Turkey, and Syria; war in Ukraine; and nuclear facilities across China, Ukraine, and the United States.
The SAR images do not depict places but durations of time. Each image is constructed from micro-temporal intervals—the time it takes for a signal to travel, reflect, and return. This form of planetary sensing operates at near–light speed, with data transmitted back to Earth in near real time.
SNRT also includes simulated nuclear-waste glass. Vitrification—the process of solidifying melted materials into glass—is currently the primary method for the long-term storage of nuclear-fuel waste. The glass is presented alongside Ukrainian soil collected from a war-scarred field and satellite imagery of planetary surfaces. Together, these elements bring geological and human timescales into relation, pointing to how data is extracted from both above and below the Earth’s surface.