NINE EYES OF GOOGLE STREET VIEW
| Duration: | Sep. 4, 2024 - Oct. 7, 2024 |
| Artists: | Jon Rafman |
| Curator: | Martina Freitagová |
| Text by: | Kunsthalle Praha |
| Address: | Kunsthalle Praha, Klárov 5, Malá Strana, Prague, 118 00 |
When Canadian artist Jon Rafman started collecting different views from Google Street View in 2008, the app was still relatively new. Google hoped it would help us navigate the world around us and provide useful information. From a plethora of seemingly neutral images, Rafman selected a series of entries presented on a variety of platforms, from blogs to PDFs to books and even large-format prints. Nine Eyes of Google Street View at Kunsthalle Praha is a video installation commenting on the process of image creation and the nature of photography in the digital age. It raises urgent questions about authorship and ownership as well as the ubiquitous surveillance of our lives.
