Alum Trevor Paglen on BBC's Invisible Networks with James Bridle
BBC Radio Four's New Ways of Seeing, artist James Bridle updates John Berger's theory that “The way we see things is affected by what we know, or what we believe” through discussions with artists exploring this concept.
In this episode, "Invisibe Networks," alum Trevor Paglen investigates how technology is changing the way we see.
From the website: The artist James Bridle reimagines John Berger’s Ways of Seeing for the digital age and reveals the internet’s hidden infrastructure.
In this first episode, Invisible Networks, James looks for the hidden, physical infrastructure of the internet. Does it matter that it’s being swept out of sight? Artists Hito Steyerl, Ingrid Burrington, Trevor Paglen, Olia Lialina, Julian Oliver and Danja Vasiliev explain why they’re compelled to show us what’s going on beneath the surface.
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