The sky behind
There are nights you don’t just look at. You live them.
The sky behind is an experience built into joan.art that lets you explore the real sky linked to the exact moment a photograph was created.
Explore the skyThere are nights you don’t just look at. You live them.
The sky behind is an experience built into joan.art that lets you explore the real sky linked to the exact moment a photograph was created.
Explore the skyThe sky behind is not a sky map or a technical tool.
It is a way to return to the moment a work was created.
A night photograph doesn’t only show a landscape — it also holds a moment that no longer exists: the position of the stars, the orientation of the sky, the relationship between light and time. All of that is part of the work, even when it isn’t visible.
The sky behind exists to make that other side present. Not to explain it.
Each work includes direct access to its associated sky. Once inside, you can place yourself at the same location, the same date and the same time the photograph was taken, rotate the view and observe the sky in any direction.
Everything runs in the browser. Nothing to install. No knowledge of astronomy needed.
For those who own a work: it is a quiet layer, a way to return to the moment behind the piece, whenever you want.
These are the works that include access to The sky behind. Each one leads to the exact sky of the moment it was created.
No. It opens directly in the browser, no apps or plugins needed.
It is linked to nocturnal works. Not every series includes it — each work indicates whether access is available.
It is exclusive to newsletter subscribers.