Ground Truth

Site-Specific Real-Time Installation, 2023

Dot matrix printer, mapped projection, active fire real-time satellite data
770 x 280 x 280 cm

This project was developed in collaboration with the Biogeochemical Department of the Max Planck Society, ELLIS Unit Jena and the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena as part of künstlerische Tatsachen Art & Science residency.

To detect fires around the world, specialised research satellites continuously monitor the Earth and take pictures. These images, captured by a special camera sensor, include infrared light, allowing them to identify active fires from hundreds of kilometers away.

“Ground truthing” describes the process by which remotely sensed information is evaluated. By comparing data collected from a distance with physical measurements taken on the ground, it can be verified and better understood.

The installation “Ground Truth“ combines live satellite information of active fires with social media data from Snapchat. This app allows users to upload photos and videos with embedded geolocation, which can only be viewed for one day. The combination of these two datasets creates a unique, real-time ground truth that wouldn't be possible to obtain in any other way.

Ground Truth exhibition view 1
© Zoe Haufler
Ground Truth exhibition view 2
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Ground Truth exhibition view 3
Ground Truth exhibition view 4
© Zoe Haufler
Ground Truth exhibition view 5
© Zoe Haufler
Awake with a stranger´s shoes on exhibition flyer

Awake with a stranger´s shoes on

Gallery Discotec

6. June - 11. July 2024, Vienna / Austria

Awake with a stranger´s shoes on exhibition view 1
Awake with a stranger´s shoes on exhibition view 2
Awake with a stranger´s shoes on exhibition view 3
Awake with a stranger´s shoes on exhibition view 4
künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition flyer

künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree

TRAFO

30. September - 8. October 2023, Jena / Germany

künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition view 1
künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition view 2
künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition view 3
künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition view 4
künstlerische Tatsachen Arts & Science Soiree exhibition view 5
© Zoe Haufler