Trace
A problem first exists as suspicion, a change in space or an account that still lacks confirmation.
Rogozna: The Disappearing Mountain
An interactive story about forest, water, institutions and damage that becomes visible only when it may already be too late.
The mountain still looks the same.
Forest, Creek, Village, Road, Institution, Document archive. The traces are local and still disputed.
ForestCreekRoadEvidence dossier
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Field condition
The mountain still looks the same.
But the traces are already here. You do not know what is happening yet. You only know that the mountain is changing.
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Context
What just happened?
Environmental damage rarely begins with one large event. More often it emerges through small changes, delays, incomplete answers and moments when there was still not enough evidence. This simulation shows the cost of the time between the first trace and public recognition of a problem.
Procedure
Institutions can answer while nothing actually moves. Procedure consumes time as the terrain changes.
Consequence
When the evidence becomes undeniable, the question is no longer only what happened, but what can still be restored.
The simulation is inspired by experiences of documenting environmental change in the field. It does not make a claim about a specific event, person or legal case.