Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) (2009)

Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) (2009) poster

The project Places that do not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) consists of a series of portraits and films of places which do not appear on Google Earth, which we travelled to in order to document their true appearance through vid- eos and photographs, which in the installation were then contrasted with the false vision which we see on Google Earth. These were military grounds and training camps, govern- ment buildings, natural parks where speculators have constructed illegal apartment blocks, nudist beaches... in Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Russia and Australia. The catalogue of land- scapes which, for various reasons, Google Earth glosses over is endless and often very surprising. The project therefore confronts this unrealistic and yet supposedly objective view of Google Earth from a realistic (yet nevertheless subjective) point of view of the ground-level images we have of these places which, in spite of eve- rything, do exist.

Director: Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo
Runtime: 90 min
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Language: English
Original Language: es
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) about?
The project Places that do not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) consists of a series of portraits and films of places which do not appear on Google Earth, which we travelled to in order to document their true appearance through vid- eos and photographs, which in the installation were then contrasted with the false vision which we see on Google Earth. These were military grounds and training camps, govern- ment buildings, natural parks where speculators have constructed illegal apartment blocks, nudist beaches... in Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Russia and Australia. The catalogue of land- scapes which, for various reasons, Google Earth glosses over is endless and often very surprising. The project therefore confronts this unrealistic and yet supposedly objective view of Google Earth from a realistic (yet nevertheless subjective) point of view of the ground-level images we have of these places which, in spite of eve- rything, do exist.
Who directed Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0)?
Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) was directed by Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo.
How long is Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0)?
Places That Do Not Exist (Goggle Earth 1.0) has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).