Planet Earth. 21st Century
2015-2019
Installation with 360 postcards

For Planet Earth: 21st Century I sourced visual material from Apple Maps (a 3D software originally developed by Saab-Military Industries) and Google Earth Virtual Reality. Between 2015 and 2019 I “flew” through virtual city views and made my own pictures, turning those screenshots into 360 black and white postcards. The images show streets, architecture, and monuments from around the world. Re-enacting geography in the era of the Anthropocene, the focal point of this project was the interaction between human perception of the planet, urban landscapes, and technology. The installation included an artist book, like a pocket atlas.

360 postcards from Planet Earth: 21st Century are displayed in postcard stands or displayed on shelves in a wall installation. An aspect of the project is that the visitor can handle as well as take one or more postcards with them. Also included in the project is a publication with 360 cityscapes as photo atlas, published by Humboldt Books.