Friday, January 2, 2009

A Year of Photographs Taken at the 'Sametime'

Morning Edition, December 31, 2008 · For the past year, half a dozen photographers have captured an image at the same time each day — 7:15 p.m. — then added a caption and uploaded the photo to the Web. The photos are uploaded on a weekly basis, giving the artists some time away from their photos and the words they add to them.

What began as a collaboration between a teacher and his former photography student evolved into an experiment in how art can be an integral and integrated part of daily life. The photos became an online gallery, where nothing was for sale and no public comments were allowed, though viewers could e-mail the artists, and a counter kept track of the number and locations of visitors.

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2 comments:

briana said...

that is really cool!!

Nen said...

I feel like I'm spying on people, and it's very awesome. It would be interesting do something like this at GVSU.