Our medias are the thin veils between
our bodies and our reality, be they books, screens
or holograms. And whilst we mostly imagine the
Internet as an intangible site, the filters that effect
our perception of culture online are starting to
trickle into our interactions with physical space.
Already, we are learning to navigate the city with
head and eyes down, tracing our routes with blue
dots on maps rather than through landmarks
or street signs. The solidity and thinness of
the Google maps navigation line assumes no
deviation, no exploration, no serendipitous
discovery. The geotag was the conduit which
allowed the filter bubble to enter real space. We
are on the cusp of an age where physical and
digital, real and simulated become even more
entwined.
