Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Joe Yorty - Neighbor 44

16"x20" (unframed)
2008
ultrachrome ink on cotton paper

Minimum bid: $150

Statement:

Each of the 63 prints in the Neighbors series was made via a sequence of virtual walks taken around my neighborhood in San Diego in 2008 on Google Maps Street View. Each image was captured through screen shots of all the people I saw during my “walks”. While the project is a critique of taste and a push against the standards of high resolution photography it is also an exploration of the myth and possible death of the neighborhood as community. I am able to interact with my neighbors by taking her or his picture without ever leaving my home or even opening my blinds.

A real transformation occurs when you see them in print form.

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