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Lost My Dad

When tweets are geotagged, their words become tied to specific places. Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman use publicly available GPS information embedded in Twitter’s geolocation software to select, travel to, and photograph the precise locations where Twitter users have posted tweets.

The resulting works pair sweet nothings, random thoughts, and intimate reflections with unexpected sites. These photographs ground the digital landscape in the real world, creating a visual memorial to a moment that likely poses as many questions as it answers.

ArtistMarni Shindelman, born 1977
Date2009-2013
MediumArchival pigment print
Dimensions25 x 21 in.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPhotograph
On ViewNo
Lost My Dad25 × 21 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 72× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

Lost My Dad by Marni Shindelman | Crystal Bridges