API 15-009-22082 Kraft-Prusa, KS 2012

Mishka Henner created this manipulated satellite image, API 15-009-22082 Kraft-Prusa, KS, using publicly accessible data. Henner’s work often focuses on the impact of technology and globalization, particularly on rural landscapes. In this piece, the stark contrast between the cultivated fields and the scarred earth around what appears to be a fracking site speaks volumes about environmental exploitation and its unseen consequences. The image evokes a sense of surveillance and the hidden costs of energy production, as if bearing witness to the relentless extraction of resources from the land. The altered data reveals how these sites, often located in marginalized communities, are rendered invisible in our collective consciousness. Henner’s work prompts us to consider the ethical implications of our energy consumption and the environmental injustices perpetuated in its name. It's a powerful statement about who bears the brunt of progress, and how art can expose truths often obscured from view.