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in the intervals of storms—2026 considers data centers as a series of synthetic cloudforms. Each is a digital painting, generated by coordinates and disclosed water use data from specific facilities across the US.

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The coordinates set each cloud's shape, while a facility’s water withdrawal—ranging from about one thousand to nearly five million gallons a day—determines its density and brightness. The images are paired with excerpts from Luke Howard's 1803 Essay on the Modification of Clouds, the text that first gave clouds their names, reimagined as a contemporary poem. Where Howard set out to classify the sky’s passing forms, this series catalogs a new, manufactured cloud phenomenon.

Citations:
Google, Environmental Report, 2026
Howard, L., Essay on the Modification of Clouds, 1803
Meta, Environmental Data Index, 2025
Microsoft, Environmental Data Fact Sheet, 2026

Inkjet prints on Hahnemuhle photo rag metallic paper;
70x100-cm.

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in the intervals of storms—2026 considers data centers as a series of synthetic cloudforms. Each is a digital painting, generated by coordinates and disclosed water use data from specific facilities across the US.

STEPHANIE POTTER CORWIN

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