8 ms·
The Nine Eyes of Google Street View
- teeja 17y agoI like to go back to places I lived long ago and "look" at streets that were once familiar - and see what's left of that, and of my own memory. Also interesting is the places that aren't part of the Google agenda, whatever that is. The place I grew up has no photographs at all. But the photos of the place I'm living are constantly telling me about things I haven't seen. So - did I ever see the place I grew up?
- onreact-com 17y agoIs there actually a rape victim on display? I mean the naked woman laying on the sidewalk? That's awful.
- naz 17y agoWhat a pretentious writing style
- katamole 17y agoGoogle employess used Comic Sans. Burn that banner!
- nym 17y agoInterested in doing interactive photography? http://openviewproject.org/ http://openviewproject.org/ DIY+OSS FTW.
- neilc 17y agoThe world captured by Google appears to be more truthful and more transparent because of the weight accorded to external reality, the perception of a neutral, unbiased recording, and even the vastness of the project. At the same time, I acknowledge that this way of photographing creates a cultural text like any other, a structured and structuring space whose codes and meaning the artist and the curator of the images can assist in constructing or deciphering. Oh, humanities majors -- you guys are so silly.
- jsackmann 17y agoDon't worry, most of us get over it and eventually start talking like normal people again. Even when we're talking about art.
- TomOfTTB 17y agoCan someone tell me what the actual insight here is? Maybe I'm just simple minded but I always thought the value of art was to give people an insight into the human condition and the value of essays on art is to clarify that insight for those who might not see it. This author just seems to enjoy going around and around in rhetorical circles with no purpose other than to hear himself speak.
- movix 17y ago"This author just seems to enjoy going around and around in rhetorical circles with no purpose other than to hear himself speak." I think that's also one of the purposes of art isn't it?
- flashingpumpkin 17y agobeautiful pictures there. the write is quite right about the cultural and historical implications of google streetview. i wonder if there will be a street history in 10, 20, 50 years time...