Early radio operators sometimes encountered delayed signals, atmospheric reflections, and distant broadcasts that seemed to arrive from nowhere, giving radio technology a long association with invisible and mysterious communication. In telecommunications, unwanted or duplicated signals can appear through interference, reflection, crosstalk, or unusual propagation conditions. Astronomy extends the idea farther, since electromagnetic signals can travel through space for years or even billions of years after leaving their source. This means we can receive light or radio waves from an astronomical object as it existed in the distant past, and in some cases the source itself may have dramatically changed or ceased to exist by the time its signal reaches us.
Framing Note: Frames are selected by the artist and are included primarily to protect the artwork during handling and transit. Collectors are welcome to reframe the artwork after receipt according to their personal preference.
Material: Mixed Metals
Imperial
Piece: 20" × 30"
Frame: 22" × 32"
Weight: 3 lbs
Metric
Piece: 50.8 × 76.2 cm
Frame: 55.9 × 81.3 cm
Weight: 1.36 kg
Early radio operators sometimes encountered delayed signals, atmospheric reflections, and distant broadcasts that seemed to arrive from nowhere, giving radio technology a long association with invisible and mysterious communication. In telecommunications, unwanted or duplicated signals can appear through interference, reflection, crosstalk, or unusual propagation conditions. Astronomy extends the idea farther, since electromagnetic signals can travel through space for years or even billions of years after leaving their source. This means we can receive light or radio waves from an astronomical object as it existed in the distant past, and in some cases the source itself may have dramatically changed or ceased to exist by the time its signal reaches us.
Framing Note: Frames are selected by the artist and are included primarily to protect the artwork during handling and transit. Collectors are welcome to reframe the artwork after receipt according to their personal preference.
Material: Mixed Metals
Imperial
Piece: 20" × 30"
Frame: 22" × 32"
Weight: 3 lbs
Metric
Piece: 50.8 × 76.2 cm
Frame: 55.9 × 81.3 cm
Weight: 1.36 kg
