A Journey to Palmyra

Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel

SNF-Projekt

Projektdetails

Hochschule/Institut: Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel / Institut Zeitgemässe Design Praxis

“A Journey to Palmyra” is a critical aesthetic experience that seeks to disrupt our habits and rituals. The project involves two common elements that are embedded in everyday life but rarely questioned: on the one hand, media coverage of war, and on the other, navigation using Google. It represents a cunning way of questioning two things that have become commonplace. In a world of fake news, filter bubbles, and artificial intelligence, how prudent is reliance on a source of information?

Google Maps and directions are firmly embedded in our everyday lives. We use those services every day to find a location, route, or restaurant and navigate to our destination with the aid of a technological device. They suggest a world in which we are free in the selection and production of information, but how can we actually be certain that the information is objective or even correct?