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Ghosts of Google, 2021
科技幽靈

單頻道錄像投影於浮空紗,8'58"

作品中的影像皆是在Google Earth實景地圖上,經由螢幕截圖所擷取,於全球每處受Google所覆蓋的政治實體蒐集而來的人物身影。

在谷歌的實景瀏覽中,攝影機並無意凝視任何人,僅僅是途經、紀錄下一切——而這無意識的觀點往往以支離破碎的影像示現。模糊的人之面孔,乃因谷歌為回應隱私規約而賦予AI智能系統自動偵查、抹除人臉的功能;這些被抹去身份的空白大眾,卻又被鑿鑿定位於衛星系統與網際網路所聯手校正的經緯中任人瀏覽,它們能否視為一種映現當代人生存處境的「肖像」?

Produced by HSIEH PEI-TING

2021

 

Image Sources:

All original image files sourced from Google Street View.

 

Sound Credits:

NOAA 19 satellite by saphe

Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with fade-in, fade-out, volume adjustments, mixed with additional sound effects, and added human voice

License: Attribution 4.0

Available at: https://freesound.org/s/189860/

earthscan1 by Irad Lee

Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, and volume adjustments

License: Attribution 3.0

Available at: https://freesound.org/s/17333/

Telemetry signal by an old Satellite dopplereffekted by cydon

Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, and volume adjustments

License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Available at: https://freesound.org/s/413671/

Tone Drone by thatjeffcarter

Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, volume adjustments, and added human voice

License: Attribution 4.0

Available at: https://freesound.org/s/104555/

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