About the Project
Art from Space is an exploration of art-related phenomena that manifests in interesting ways on Google's aerial maps. Although it is an urban myth that the Great Wall of China is visible from space, there are a great deal of other man-made structures (culture) whose occupation of the landscape (nature) becomes significant when viewed from the distinct perspective of a digital, extra-terrestrial view. In this virtual representation of the world, time, distance, scale and verticality are all telescoped for the electronic tourist who can travel anywhere on the planet, unimpeded by the usual barriers of accessibility. Art from Space is also an experiment in curatorial practice, collecting, presenting and contextualising items in ways that users can explore, free of curator-imposed framing and sequencing.
"...the electronic tourist who can travel anywhere on the planet, unimpeded by the usual barriers of accessibility."
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