Online Exhibition
All I know is what's on the internet. _2019
The exhibition examines the work of 11 contemporary artists and the online platforms of the internet. Digital online culture is examined and its role in regurgitating online photographic imagery.
Photography for example has reinforced our view of the world through imagery. However, the challenge of online media now is the pressure it is under to process millions of images with the constraint of time. So many images, so little time!
According to the website introduction "visual knowledge and authenticity is inextricably linked to a "like" economy, subject to the (largely invisible) actions of bots, crowd sourcing workers, western tec companies and "intelligent" machines.
All I Know Is What’s On The Internet | The Photographers Gallery
Points that the online exhibition examines in the role of photography, the "agency of the photographer" and the role of the viewer. An interview with Katrina Sluis, states that the internet has created a "knowledge society" this will put into question photography's role.
Artists involved look at the role of content moderators and their role of cleansing the social media sites. As well as the relationship between people and machines to influence algorithms.
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