Ghosts of Google, 2021
科技幽靈
單頻道錄像投影於浮空紗，8'58"
作品中的影像皆是在 Google Earth 實景地圖上作螢幕截取，於 Google Street View 所覆蓋的全球版圖一一蒐集，並加以去背、轉為黑白。
科技與人的關係，或可在不同時代的影像中反映出來。若說從前的肖像攝影召喚了靈光，喚起對存在的深刻臆想；如今，在 Google 對整個地表影像的地毯式蒐集中，那些因正好途經而被記錄下來的人們，與其說被視作「人」，不如說更接近一種資訊、甚至雜訊，被 AI 系統所自動偵測、抹去面容。這些充分展現光學無意識的影像，彷彿映現了某種當代生活處境——今日任何人都可以輕易地被平放在世人面前，然人卻似乎只是一種訊息，甚至淪為監控資本的材料，失去了作為人的祕密身份。此作以肖像的形式再現這些影像，探問科技帝國底下那無以回返的幽靈。
Produced by HSIEH PEI-TING
2021
Image Sources:
All original image files sourced from Google Street View.
Sound Credits:
NOAA 19 satellite by saphe
Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with fade-in, fade-out, volume adjustments, mixed with additional sound effects, and added human voice
License: Attribution 4.0
Available at: https://freesound.org/s/189860/
earthscan1 by Irad Lee
Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, and volume adjustments
License: Attribution 3.0
Available at: https://freesound.org/s/17333/
Telemetry signal by an old Satellite dopplereffekted by cydon
Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, and volume adjustments
License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Available at: https://freesound.org/s/413671/
Tone Drone by thatjeffcarter
Modified by HSIEH PEI-TING with additional sound overlay, fade-in, fade-out, volume adjustments, and added human voice
License: Attribution 4.0
Available at: https://freesound.org/s/104555/