TRANSLATING CINEMA. 2017
LOOKING AT HOW GOOGLE TRANSLATE’S INTERACTIVE CAMERA FEATURE APP CAN BE USED TO TRANSLATE ALMOST ANYTHING. THIS PIECE SEEKS TO QUESTION THE NEW MULTI-LAYERED WAY OF EXPERIENCING LIFE THROUGH MANY LENSES. THE LETTERING APPEARS ON OUR PHONE SCREENS OVER THE REAL TEXT IN FRONT OF US, AUGMENTING OUR PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY. IT PLAYS ON THE NOTION OF TRANSLATION BOTH LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY. NOT ALL THINGS CAN BE TRANSLATED, AND WHAT BECOMES LOST THROUGH THIS PROCESS. BY CONFUSING THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION BRINGS ABOUT NEW TECHNICAL GLITCHES AS ARTISTIC ACCIDENTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
SEIKA UNIVERSITY.JAPAN. 2017.
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