»Lagoogleglyph I« 
Light Box
Light Box
© Eduardo Kac, "Lagoglyphs: Lagoogleglyph I" (2009)
Google Earth work composed of Lagoglyph installed on the roof of Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, approx. 26 x 56 ft; and custom-ordered WorldView2 satellite photograph.
Keywords
Information
Eduardo Kac >
»Lagoogleglyph I«, 2009
Co-Workers & Funding:
Oi Futuro, Rio de JaneiroSee Also:"GFP Bunny" (2009), "Lagoglyphs" (2010), "Lagoogleglyph 2,3, and 4"
https://www.ekac.org/lagoogleglyph.html
Technology
Interface
Google EarthMaterial
pixelated lagoglyph and WorldView2 satelliteMethod
SEE THE LAGOOGLEGLYPH INGOOGLE EARTH IN 5 EASY STEPS
1-Open Google Earth
2 –Copy and paste this address (and then press Return or Enter with the cursor still inside the address window):
Rua Dois de Dezembro 63. Rio de Janeiro, 22220-040 Brazil
3 – Click on the "clock icon" under the Google Earth title (to the left of the "sun icon").
4 – You’ll notice that a slider bar appears. Click on the leftmost arrow. You’ll notice that the date changes to January 3rd, 2010.
5 – That’s it! Now zoom in by double-clicking the image on the screen to see the Lagoogleglyph upclose.
Descriptions & Essays
Eduardo Kac 30-03-2022
Lagoogleglyph (2009) is a distributed, global artwork that inscribes lagoglyphs into the environment and makes them visible to the world. In its first manifestation Lagoogleglyph consists of a pixelated lagoglyph, referencing a rabbit head, inscribed on the roof of the Oi Futuro building and specifically made by Kac for the eye of a satellite used by Google. The artist hired the same satellite used by Google and produced a photograph identical to the kind used by Google Earth. Lagoogleglyph is visible to anyone on the planet via Google's geographic search engine.
Eduardo Kac: Lagoogleglyph I, 30-03-2022, in: Archive of Digital Art Lagoogleglyph (2009) is a distributed, global artwork that inscribes lagoglyphs into the environment and makes them visible to the world. In its first manifestation Lagoogleglyph consists of a pixelated lagoglyph, referencing a rabbit head, inscribed on the roof of the Oi Futuro building and specifically made by Kac for the eye of a satellite used by Google. The artist hired the same satellite used by Google and produced a photograph identical to the kind used by Google Earth. Lagoogleglyph is visible to anyone on the planet via Google's geographic search engine.
Literature
Paul, Christiane. »Life Encoded - The Communication Art of Eduardo Kac.« In Curatorial essay written for the exhibition, edited by n/a. Rio de Janeiro: 2010.
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