Ryan Trecartin’s riverthe.net Could Use More Flow

Ryan Trecartin’s riverthe.net Could Use More Flow

Ryan Trecartin’s latest big project is riverthe.net, an online website in which anonymous users can upload 10 second video clips and are asked to provide them with a maximum of three descriptive tags. The videos are then incorporated into the site’s larger...
Portraiture as Punishment?

Portraiture as Punishment?

A few weeks ago here on the blog, I wrote a post about portraiture in the age of Facebook. At the conclusion of the piece, I said this: “To whatever extent our online selves reflect our offline selves, Haugsjaa and Moore’s portraits make it harrowingly clear that...
Notes on Portraiture in the Facebook Age

Notes on Portraiture in the Facebook Age

“But saying no to the internet is not a simple exercise of willpower. The encroachment of the internet into our everyday lives often seems irresistible not merely because we like it “too much” but because we palpably risk social exclusion if we can’t keep...