Monday, February 11, 2013

Family Portraits in the Digital Age

Photographer John Clang has a great series embodying the phenomenon of globalization and the age of the internet. These projected Skype family portraits really bring into question dimensions of time ideas of time and space, as well the new virtual space.
It's interesting to think about how just a few years ago the cost of long-distance calling made it expensive to keep in contact with family members far away. What modes of technology do you use to communicate with your own loved ones if they are near or so far away? Skype? Messengers of various sorts? Face time? Texting? What's App? Regular old phone conversations? Snail mail? Postcards, perhaps...
Skype Reunion Family Portraits


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