Collecting artifacts, stories and glitches from the 3D-landscapes of Google Earth
Stills, unused footage, behind the scenes and research for the short film “Copper Promises of Immediate Realities (2025)”
1) Artifacts: A collection of glitches and textures from construction sites, capturing paused or unfinished processes frozen in time
2) ART+COM: The fassade of the Berlin art collective behind the original Google Earth code. Google used it without credit, highlighting how they absorbed creative work and avoid legal accountability
3) Billboards in New York: A glitched view of Times Square where traffic and ads blur into a chaotic, dystopian collage
4) Pixels: A peek behind satellite imaging, where mismatched resolutions and timelines create a fragmented digital patchwork
5) Glitch Trees: A forest seen from below, exposing gaps in satellite coverage. New lidar scans reveal hidden layers used to track deforestation and carbon storage
6) Ponds I & II: A drying lake near Silicon Valley reflects environmental damage tied to tech industry waste—referencing Digital Rubbish and ongoing restoration efforts
7) coal transport ships in the rotterdam harbor