The Last Pictures
by:
Trevor Paglen (author)
Trevor Paglen,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by University of California Press
Trevor Paglen,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by University of California Press
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780520275003 (0520275004)
Publish date: September 19th 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Interesting, and I appreciate the reasons behind some of the pictures. I liked the story of other artifacts, and the scientific expectations of how long they (and this) could last. Something about the picture selection was just jarring, though.
I thought this was a fascinating book. The premise is that it's a companion book to a project to create a time capsule which everyone involved freely admits will probably never be opened but if it is it will be by either humans in the distant future or aliens, but both are deemed unlikely.The book ...