Scientific Collaborators: Alan Belward & Elahe Rajabiani
Specter[al]s of Nature is a work informed by scientific earth observation research on surface water. It is a product of speculative cartography that takes inspiration from the maps in the Atlas of Global Surface Water Dynamics, expanding them into 3D objects, which represent water creatures.
Each sculpture represents a specific water body – the Aral Sea, Balbina dam, Pantanal wetland and Brahmaputra River. The history of how these water bodies have changed, morphed and adapted throughout forty years of earth observation is visible in the height of the sculpture, providing a thought-provoking representation of the evolving landscape.
Through the creative amalgamation of composite imagery derived from satellite technology, the projection presents a vivid depiction of a dynamic, living cartography that encompasses multiple ways of seeing, both human and non-human.
This work’s intention is to stimulate critical thinking regarding our limited understanding of time and space, challenging the existing disconnect with nature and inspiring us to reimagine ways to map the world within the evolving tapestry of existence.
CREDITS
Ingrid Mayrhofer-Hufnagl | Alan Belward & Elahe Rajabiani
With the generous support of the https://www.imal.org/Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES/ Division IV: Arts and Culture text: Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES)/ Division IV: Arts and Culture)
Image by: Ingrid Mayrhofer-Hufnagl, 2024