Land, Sea, Sky:
Digital Infrastructure and Transition in Northern Landscapes and Communities
A recently-launched project involving an international team of artists, researchers and curators interested in the installation, impacts, and future imaginaries related to recently available local internet connectivity via fibre optics and satellite in rural and remote, northern coastal and Arctic communities including Haida Gwaii, Inuvik and St. John’s in Canada.
How has access to resilient connectivity experienced in remote and northern communities. How has accessibility to these technologies contributing generatively to local cultural, social and ecological conditions and future imaginaries. How are issues of sustainability, the natural environment and sovereignty related to the intersection of connectivity via digital infrastructure and energy transition. Within the communities, what are some of the problematic challenges and transitions that are being addressed?
This research-creation project is focused on impacts of digital infrastructure’s installation and accessibility, in relation to energy transition, sustainability and community well-being. It aims to conclude in 2029 with a series of local and international art exhibitions and published texts.
The project is supported by the Socially Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
