Jon Rafman, 9 eyes – Christelle Proulx, The Nine Eyes of Google Street View
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Authors: Christelle Proulx | Artists: Jon Rafman
May 30, 2018 [originally published in CV95 in Fall 2013] — The “nine eyes” in Jon Rafman’s project refer to the photographic device mounted on the roofs of Google cars. These cars have been travelling the world’s roads since 2007, equipped with cameras with nine lenses, taking pictures of streets – images automatically in street view – for use with the Google Maps tool…