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Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman use publically available GPS information embedded in Twitter’s geolocation software to randomly select, travel to, and photograph the precise locations where Twitter users have posted tweets.
As you read the text and look at the photograph, consider the effect of environment upon thought, speech, and online identity. Who are these anonymous Twitter users, and why were they struck by those particular thoughts in those exact places?
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
This artwork's face covers about 72× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.