Chris Lavers: High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Monitoring Human Conflict and Environmental Change 

Fridays (23 January, 6 February, 13 February, 20 February, 13 March) 1pm-4pm
Saturdays (28 February, 7 March) 2pm-4pm
Private Viewing and accompanying talk: 18 January, 6:30pm-9pm.
 
Satellite imagery provides an amazing window into the diverse landforms, flora and fauna, and natural processes of the world around us. To the scientist images are not only beautiful pictures of raw artistic beauty of earth’s natural processes, but provide a wealth of information and data for analysis, providing meaningful insights into the state of the planet on a global scale, a question more important now than ever, highlighting its vulnerabilities in an emotive medium. Humanity has left a significant ‘footprint’ on our environment: from forest clearance, war impact, and pollution of the earth, sea, air, and even space. However, the scale of human activity, largely conducted without consideration to its consequences, is harder to quantify, as each activities ranges between good management to blatant mismanagement. This exhibition will look at the use of satellite imagery to reflect upon mankind’s impact on the earth, and our impact on the most vulnerable elements of humanity.  This exhibition also emphasises the risks and suffering experienced daily by indigenous communities as a result of discrimination and corporate activities with the added likely consequences of climate change. The artist would like to especially thank Vantor (formerly MAXAR) for generously providing most of the satellite imagery shown in this exhibition and to my NGO colleagues.


About the artist

Dr Christopher Lavers is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Chartered Engineer, and is currently part of the Maritime Research Centre of the University of Lincoln at Britannia Royal Naval College. He has taught various maritime and earth observation topics at Britannia since 1993. He has published over 200 articles on technical subjects, 30 science-art exhibitions since 1998, as well as numerous books, translated into Chinese and Turkish. Chris is subject matter expert (Radar and Telecommunications) at Britannia, and he has spoken on Radio 4;s flagship science 'Material World', Radio Devon and Plymouth Sound radio. He has been a member of the Institute of Physics Environmental Committee, Convenor of the special interest group in conversation and indigenous communities of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, as well as editor for SENSED their flagship publication until 2024. He has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Changing Character of Warfare Centre (Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology) Pembroke College, Oxford, twice, most recently in 2024.