James George

Ten percent of all photographs ever taken were created in just the last year. How has the ubiquity of cameras changed our culture’s relationship to images and altered photography as an artistic medium? By combining digital imaging, new sensing technology, algorithms, and metadata like geolocation, scientists and artists are discovering ways to synthesize new forms of vision out of vast data sets. Have these processes revealed new ways of seeing? What possibilities await in the near future?
During this 2-point course we will survey recent artworks made with techniques such as photogrammetry, 3D scanning, and computer vision, and research the tools used to create them. Students will have one week to conduct a portrait study using one of the techniques explored.