# Immaterials: Ghost in the field

> Ghost in the Field makes the field around an RFID reader visible. Long-exposure photography traces the volume in which a tag and reader can talk. Made with Jack Schulze, Touch project, 2009.

- Page: https://www.elasticspace.com/2009/10/immaterials-ghost-in-the-field/
- Author: Timo Arnall (https://www.elasticspace.com/)
- Section: Films (https://www.elasticspace.com/films/)
- Published: 2009-10-01
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- Tags: RFID, Infrastructure, Light Painting, Long Exposure, AHO, Slow
- Site map for agents: https://www.elasticspace.com/llms.txt

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*Ghost in the Field* makes the field around an RFID reader visible. Long-exposure photography traces the volume in which a tag and reader can talk; outside that volume, the radio falls off and nothing happens. Made with Jack Schulze as part of the [Touch project](https://nearfieldarchive.org/), 2009. [More…](https://nearfieldarchive.org/2009/10/immaterials-the-ghost-in-the-field)