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Details …. Devil ….. Media

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The title “The Devil in the Details” reduced many exciting themes which is fully perceived  and then typically represented by the media in many forms; forms of how media is attracted by details in order to establish a known environment of media propaganda.

Most often media does not need details, it may need only some details or merely outlines, then it accomplishes the targeted mission or agenda by using known media’ traditions and capabilities.

As long as the details are food and commodity of media, that means indirectly- there is an alliance with the devil which is hiding in details. Consequently, respondents should be ready to hear and perceive the worst “ritual abuse” in regards to media’s coverage of controversial topics.

In this context, the article analyzed how the media has different traditions to use and employ economic, organizational, professional, and socio-cultural values, in consistent with different processes for establishing credibility or validity of facts, which might lead to some kinds of conflict.

The Google Paradox.

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Google claims to be an observer that gathers information for the masses and just allows the internet to dictate the search results. In part III of the Google dilemma titled “search: Jew” Google didn’t intervene when that Googlebomb went off, its plan was to let whoever gets the most links solve the issue; they took more of a laissez-affaire approach.  Then why didn’t they take the same approach when the search King Incident happened, sure Search King was allegedly using a link farm which was more questionable than a Googlebomb.  One reason they might have interfered was probably because Search King was in some ways in completion with the giant that is Google; Search King also performed queries/searches although at a more local level.  Could Google have used this as a chance to take down a small competitor? I should Google it.

google boogle

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The Google Dilemma was actually entertaining to read. My favorite part was “Search Jew”. What made me enjoy reading it was the honesty of it. It gave both sides to the story: although Google didn’t necessarily say those things, the algorithms are created by the programmers. It reminds me of most things in life how they cover things by “going around it”. Then, it explains how google in fact is sort if like a gatekeeper. They may not specifically pick what shoes up but their algorithms look for specific criteria which suggests which results pop up. This does not necessarily mean that the best or most accurate information pops up. In fact, that is where my aggravation comes from when googling something. The most common websites appear with the most searched results, leaving me with no scholarly, accurate information.

Mapping Brooklyn-BRIC

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Unfortunately, I lost the name of the art work, but my favorite piece in the exhibit are the three videos that are hanging off the walls in the upstairs room. In each video it shows a different locations in NYC over the course of several years and the innovations in such communities. I thought it was just simply amazing that in the midst of 6 years, a vacant lot with a forest in it turned into a series of beautiful condos. In addition, I was able to see the gradual progression of the construction being done, which I thought was very interesting.

I think I gravitated toward this piece of art because all my life I lived in Park Slope. Unfortunately, due to a fire I was forced to leave the only place I called “home”. I don’t visit much because it is so far from where I currently reside, but recently I was able to walk the entire neighborhood on a stroll with my boyfriend. After my pleasant stroll, I can honestly say I barely recognized it. Over the eight years I stopped going to Park Slope, I can say maybe a handful of the places that are on the old block I used to live on, are still there from my time.

As much as I miss my old neighborhood, and walking everyday on 5th avenue, I have to admit that the innovations that have occurred in the past eight years, are amazing. To bad it wasn’t like this when I lived there.

BRIC

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I really enjoyed our little trip lately. In the first place I was familiar with BRIC before, because they stay behind organization of free music events during summer in Prospect park . The art space by it self are cozy and nice, the idea of exhibition clear and understandable(which is extremely rare for contemporary art). Different authors present almost all types of information as maps, which on my opinion, return us back to the map concept by itself. Originally maps use to present personal information about author experience in order to make it usable for others, and that’s what all artists illustrate beautifully.

I personally find all works very interesting, no matter if they shows some political information about the US bombing, or social data about gentrification, demographic change of population, winning lottery statistic or just ‘drowning of imaginary places’ as Patricia Smith describe her paintings.

 

BRIC Brooklyn

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The map that I found most interesting during the class visit to BRIC, was the map of Luis from Puerto Rico kitchen. It was interesting because I have never seen a map that laid out the life of an individual, the map give great details of Luis’s life. It gave a description of him, his thoughts were also included ; it also give details of the specific area where he lived, whom he live with, when he moved there, the history of his neighborhood and it accounted for every item that was in his kitchen. The map told a story, and thats what made it interesting to me.
The exhibit definitely changed my perception of maps; I have never thought of using a map to represent anything else other that getting directions to a specific place or maybe finding a treasure.
Since I am aware that maps can tell a story. I would love to map out my work space and tell my story; I think it will be very interesting for my friends and followers to see my life as a jewelry stylist and designer just by reading a map.

Mapping Brooklyn Exhibit

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Most maps in “mapping Brooklyn exhibit” are expressive, and they spontaneously- draw one’s attention to things and ideas which have been seen normal and familiar at first glance!

“71 Square Miles map” was most interesting to me because the artist utilized a crazy idea rarely one could think of ; collected paper scraps lying in streets as waste; shaped,and converted them in a useful task or work.  Really, a such work has surprised me!

If you look closely at the map, you’ll find how every paper litter expresses and reflects a certain location at a certain street;  this is the creativity that always requires patience and long suffering not disparately available only in an artist.

Viewing this exhibit changed the way I perceived maps.  My Perception of maps was no more than the traditional rigid conception of the sites geographically, but now  I have realized the idea that maps have become an art forms to accommodate the requirements of daily life in convenient and easy way.

My  daily movements and the subsequent communication requires a plan or method of operation so as to memorize tasks, and prevent tasks from interfering with each other. Map ensures the implementation of these everyday tasks optimally.

Mapping Brooklyn

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“As an artifact, land-and the structures we build upon it-carries our experiences, memories, and voices.” I appreciated this quote by Jennifer Maravillas. 71 square miles from 2012-2015 it took her to walk and collect a piece of litter paper to create the 10 x 10 map. For someone to take that much time and effort to create and share this map with us, that interested me. I don’t believe my perspective changed on maps, but it did remind me how small we are in this vast universe. If I could visualize my daily life on a map, I would probably want to capture those unforgettable moments I’ve had in my life, in the different locations they took place on a map. It would be interesting because I can look back at my life when I get older (younger), and possibly share it with my family in the future.

BRIC in BK.

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Many maps at BRIC stood out to me like the Foursquare log in/check in map but  the work that left an impression on me was the Joyce Kozloff piece called ‘Targets’.  It was this sphere like structure that you were able to enter and once inside you were able to see all of the countries that the U.S has bombed from 1945 to 2000. Another nice feature was the acoustics of the structure, because any time you said something it was echoed back at you.  I wouldn’t say this piece changed my perspective on maps but it did make me realize that almost all data can be put into map form, the data in ‘Targets’ just illustrated the fact that the U.S has an itchy trigger finger.  One data in my daily life that I would like to visualize on a map would be all of the places in NY that I have been to so far.

Mapping Brooklyn:William Maldonado

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The map that captured my interest the most was the map by Sharon Zukin because it didn’t really look like a map due to the fact that is wasn’t from a sky view or include different sections of a city but just simply her view while sitting in the A train at 1am. This broadened my horizon to thinking that anything in our sight is a map as long as it could be mapped out. That it doesn’t necessarily need streets to be considered a map. Sharon proved that in that drawing of her ride home the way she mapped out not only what she saw but also what she thought about what she saw.

Sharon Zukin – Naked City

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