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And more Google map marker conquer public space. Hmm … is this just a poster from the shop owner or a advertisment campaign by Google? I thought they are not running campaigns? Are you famous because you are on google map? I doubt that.

Anyway, Berlin is going to be famous too. The Google car with 6 digi cams on the roof for Google Streetview has been spotted in Berlin. A big discussion on the privacy issue (take care of your cats!) has started already.

Ok, let s have some messages, signs and posters ready for Google …

Hey, this is going to be a huge ’screentshot‘ of Berlin streetart 2008. Let’s get to work …

via ffffound

I take it as a compliment like in chinese culture when I find reproductions of my work on the net. This Google Map marker is a nice and very subtle variation of my „Map“ installation. And Paul The Wine Guy has a whole series of web/computer symbols in public space in his flickr set. Some well known graffiti artists are cited there, too. But the irony of the collection showed up while I was taking a closer look at the „photographs“. Most of them (or even all) turn out to be photoshoped. In case of the map marker is some 3D involved. Well done, good job, hehe.

The digital to real translation has become so much mainstream that it doesn’t need to be accomplished in physical space any more. Maybe time has come for me to change the plan and to go back into architecture again. 😉

Pic by Paul The Wine Guy cc

Thanks for the link Peter!

Besides the classic red map marker Google has introduced more colors like green for navigation and blue for user content on the Google maps web interface. I am still waiting for the day these icons conquer every day life public space.
Sometimes I find already tiny samples
😉

Google provides a shuttle bus for their employees.
Hmm … I’ve seen that real life Map marker somewhere before … 😉

pic by Ana Belén Ramón

thx for the link Peter!

I am showing my project „Map“ (the video) and „Berlin east/west“ at this show about maps and art.

In conjunction with The Baltimore Festival of Maps
opening reception for

Cardinal Points: the relationship between art & maps

Friday, February 1 from 6.30 – 8pm

Mark Lombardi • Julie Jankowski • Lordy Rodriguez • Aram Bartholl
Lily Cox-Richard • Karey Kesslar • Renee Van Der Stelt • Dawn Gavin

Also on exhibit – Maps on Purpose
a community-based art project with Art on Purpose

The Park School Richman Gallery
2425 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
Gallery Hours M – F | 8am – 7pm
rdelaney@parkschool.net

I just updated the Sandbox Berlin page with new pictures. Although this pic was taken during Sandbox Berlin I am not showing it on the sandbox page. I still have the Google „Map“ marker in my „Inventory“, so I took the opportunity to set it up during the sandbox workshop.

Nice pic, thx Ariel!

Map marker seem to be quite popular lately. Take a look at this Kia-ad. Is there any relation to my „Map“ project? 😉
Thx for the link, Jonah!

Nice Google Map marker in pixel style at RCA Show London. I wonder to what zoom level the pixel size is adjusted. Creator? See also my Map project.

Pic is taken from blackbeltjones.
Thanks for mentioning to me, Sascha.

The picture shows an ancient petrified Google Map pin. 😉 Michael, who found it says he is passing this place in Kreuzberg Berlin everyday but normally cars use to park on that spot. Of course this story refers to my project „Map“ . On Google Maps itself this very nice piece is not facing the right direction to the north and a shadow is covering it partially. As mentioned before some cars are parking on it but the size of the pin is about right. It could be a very early specimen. Look at it in Google Map yourself.
Gmap petrified
Thanks for the pic Michael!