{"id":8198,"date":"2012-08-01T10:57:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T17:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betaknowledge.tumblr.com\/post\/28494388667"},"modified":"2017-08-18T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T17:57:56","slug":"a-project-by-clement-vallaat-first-i-thought-they-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nearfuturelaboratory.com\/2012\/08\/01\/a-project-by-clement-vallaat-first-i-thought-they-were\/","title":{"rendered":"A project by\u00a0 Clement Valla:\n\nAt first, I thought they were\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
A project by\u00a0 Clement Valla<\/a>:<\/p>\n At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting \u2014 these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of the system. They are an edge condition\u2014an anomaly within the system, a nonstandard, an outlier, even, but not an error. These jarring moments expose how Google Earth works, focusing our attention on the software. They are seams which reveal a new model of seeing and of representing our world - as dynamic, ever-changing data from a myriad of different sources \u2013 endlessly combined, constantly updated, creating a seamless illusion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote> A project by\u00a0 Clement Valla:<\/p>\n At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting \u2014 these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of t…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74,169],"tags":[997],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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