INVESTIGATIONS

OIL& GAS POLLUTION VACA MUERTA CULTURAL/ENVIRONMEN -

Vaca Muerta is one of the world’s largest fossil fuel resources. The introduction of the oil and gas industry to Vaca Muerta has changed its landscape, causing widespread environmental damage. As a result, has also impacted the traditional ways of life of the indigenous Mapuche people of the region. In collaboration with The Guardian, as part of “The Polluters’ series, Forensic Architecture developed the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index in which brings to light the distressed vegetation whose ownership is disputed between.

When architecture becomes vital in times of need. A racist terror attack in Hanau, Germany left nine people dead, and six people injured. Forensic Architecture, together with Forensis, was commissioned to investigate the issues relating to the attack, and collate evidence required for legal and political forums. The analysis demanded important questions be answered, and to unpack those liable for the emergency exit door to be locked the night of the incident - 19 February 2020.

An unprotected database belonging to Israeli cyber-weapons manufacturer NSO Group’s COVID-19 contact tracing software called ‘Fleming’ was left exposed. Even though NSO denied the security breach, Forensic Architecture analysed the exposed database. Mapping the geographic distribution of these data points, their investigation suggested that the data was based on ‘real’ personal data belonging to unsuspecting civilians. Yet the NSO Group still denies their security breach.