Itinerant Signal Institute

Project Description

Itinerant Signal Institute is a project that leverages open-source technology to examine and communicate about land use. As we move into a new era of potentially increasing climate migration, the project will create a network of sensors that will expose data on air and soil toxicity. Several small servers are set up in places adjacent to Superfund sites and other toxic locations, to test for environmental conditions related to the greenhouse effect. These will show the immediate impact of human activity within microclimates around New York City, which affect shifts in temperature and weather patterns worldwide. The information will help with decision-making on whether it's safe to stay in the area, or better to flee. The history of human migration will influence the work, as well as cultural artifacts related to the changing of seasons, which will be used to tell the story of the project. My own family lived near the Newton Creek Superfund site when they emigrated here.