oscillation on rational and not

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/204nhg94

Keywords:

measurement, perception, geomagnetism, analogue devices, scientific instrumentation, Arctic fieldwork, experimental recording, geological processes

Abstract

The article explores encounters with analogue measuring devices and planetary-scale scientific instruments, questioning the boundaries of rational and intuitive perception. It investigates how Earth’s magnetism can be sensed and recorded. Through experiments conducted in field sites and laboratory contexts, it tests how instruments extend or fail human perception of the world. The oscillation lingers between what can be measured and what is felt.

Author Biography

  • Rūta Spelskytė, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts

    Dr. Rūta Spelskytė holds a PhD in Arts and has completed postdoctoral research on magnetite and human magnetoreception. Her practice centers on ferromagnetics, navigation, material composition, and scientific instrumentation to investigate invisible and hidden forces. Working with sensory perception and esoteric knowledge, she creates experimental encounters in speculative, extro-sci-fi-inspired registers. She finds joy and balance in solitary fieldwork in extreme environments, most preferably in cold and snowstorms of the remote Arctic. She teaches at the Vilnius Academy of Arts and is a visiting lecturer at the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.

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Published

2026-09-29

Issue

No. 3 (2026): Parodyk virtuvę / Show Me the Kitchen

Section

Articles