December 14, 2010
Dream or Nightmare?
Looking at the world recently through the lens of media outlets such as NPR, BBC, CNN, etc, I’ve started wondering if somehow I ended up in some crazy dream or nightmare. From hackers retaliating against the Wikileaks, to Ted Turner declaring “…if global warming is not properly dealt with, most of mankind will be destroyed and the rest of us will be cannibals.“, brings to mind books such as the Anarchist Cookbook and World War Z to mention just a few. Even following William Gibson’s Twitter feed has made me realize that the stuff books are made of seem to be more present than ever. Where writers once only believed these realities a dream, the realities of today seem to be out doing some of the best imaginations. Whether you’re along for the ride, or are off running, world events seem to be the fodder that is fueling the emotional climate of these times, thus motivating me to work on some of my most personal projects to date.
November 28, 2010
“Looking into the past” images have been ever increasing in popularity, especially over the past year. Examples of images from the past merge or meet images from the near present as a means to document what has and has not been affected by time. Most often the veneers of buildings and street locations are the same, while more modern details like landscaping and signs have changed. With the help of computational rephotography and a lot of work by researchers at MIT, images can now be accurately lined up and taken. With this development in technology, it is now easier than ever to create images that are neither now or then, but blur the idea of time and what it’s effects really are. These images more concretely document space and time, and therefore make me think more strongly of string theory (or M-theory) and where they live, in the minds and hearts of those who were, are, and have yet to be there, and on the web as they reach the mass consciousness.
For a great selection of images, check out Jason E. Powell’s site at: http://jasonepowell.com/.
(c) Jason E. Powell (Image used with permission)
(c) Jason E. Powell (Image used with permission)
For further reading also check out Sergey Larenkov’s rephotography work at: http://www.switched.com/2010/07/31/sergey-larenkovs-rephotography-piques-historic-interest-does/