Stars and Satellites- Transmission

Against a nearly black sky, dots of soft color scatter like stars across the dark, while a cluster of looping lines arcs between two thin poles. Those tangled strands of orange and blue hint at signals moving through the air, the busy chatter of satellites passing overhead. Beneath everything lies a smooth band of deep blue, calm and still, suggesting water that mirrors the quiet night above.

Douglas Smith gives the game away with his title, "Stars and Satellites - Transmission." He seems drawn to the odd meeting of two very different things: the ancient stars that have burned for millions of years, and the modern machines we launched to talk to one another. That contrast could feel cold, but Smith keeps it warm and dreamy, letting the transmission lines curl and weave like ribbons rather than wires. The result is more decorative than technical, a gentle reminder that plenty of quiet movement fills the sky even when the night looks perfectly still.