07/10/2026
‘Known Surfaces’ is a series of three SAR (synthetic aperture radar) images capturing calibration sites, landscapes used by satellites to learn how to see. Before beginning their imaging work, satellites calibrate their vision against these known geographical reliefs, establishing a “ground truth” from which to measure and interpret the world.
The series is part of ‘End of Signal’, an exhibition by Cezar Mocan exploring contemporary regimes of vision and the infrastructures that produce, sustain and shape them, presented as part of the SOLO AI ’25 AWARD.