  After a brief review of spin networks and their interpretation as wave
functions for the (space) geometry, we discuss the renormalisation of the area
operator in loop quantum gravity. In such a background independent framework,
we propose to probe the structure of a surface through the analysis of the
coarse-graining and renormalisation flow(s) of its area. We further introduce a
procedure to coarse-grain spin network states and we quantitatively study the
decrease in the number of degrees of freedom during this process. Finally, we
use these coarse-graining tools to define the correlation and entanglement
between parts of a spin network and discuss their potential interpretation as a
natural measure of distance in such a state of quantum geometry.
