We Connect with the Outside World
mixmedia
2021-

We Connect with the Outside World is a research project that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the phenomena of Google Street View tourism. Here I invite a series of guests to use Google Street View to travel to places that cannot be visited due to the global restrictions. It is a reflection on the “reality” that exists on the Internet. The project began with the endless anxiety and worry I felt during the period of isolation. When we are trapped indoors, we can still receive most information via the screen, and yet we still feel anxious and out of touch. The series of documentaries and drawings ask questions about what is real in the context of the internet and how can we adjust to the restrictions and new possibilities of living through the screens.

“我们和屋外相连”是一个基于谷歌街景旅游的研究项目,开始于COVID-19大流行期间。在这里,我邀请了一系列嘉宾与我一起使用谷歌街景去到由于全球限制而不能去的地方。这是对网络上存在的“现实”的一种反思。这个项目开始于我在隔离期间所感受到的无尽的焦虑和担心。当我们被困在室内时,我们仍然可以通过屏幕接收大部分信息,但我们仍然会感到焦虑和脱离联系。
这一系列的纪录片和绘画向我们提出了一些问题:在互联网的背景下,什么是真实的,以及我们应该如何适应“屏幕生活”的限制和创造其新的可能性。

此项目于2021年展出于伦敦ugly duck。









In the first episode an illustrator and a photographer travel to Athens via Google Street View. During two days of virtual travel they discussed the potential for image creation within the platform, attempted to create drawings and photographic images as they would while physically travelling to the same city.
Duration: 06’22’’

在第一集中,一个插画师和一个摄影师通过谷歌街景旅行到雅典。在为期两天的虚拟旅行中,他们创作绘画和摄影图像就像真实的旅行一样,并且讨论了在平台中进行图像创作的潜力,
地址:https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1J54y1G7gs/






The second episode records three friends using Google Street View to take a detailed, planned trip to Paris that is made impossible by the pandemic. This episode examines the process of travelling with friends online, the familiar relaxed atmosphere of the meeting exposes gaps in the possibilities of their on-screen experiences.
Duration: 06’46’’

第二集记录了三个朋友使用谷歌街景进行了一次详细的、计划好的巴黎之旅,但由于大流行而无法进行。这一集重点描述了了与朋友在线旅行的过程,熟悉轻松的氛围暴露了屏幕体验与真实体验的差距

地址:https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1iK4y1d7wU/




The guests in the third episode are a couple, and unlike previous guests, they present a very positive attitude towards their virtual life together. The episode describes how Google Street View and other network communication platforms have shaped their close relationship while living in different continents.
Duration: 08’11’’

第三集的嘉宾是一对情侣,和之前的嘉宾不同的是,他们对他们的虚拟生活表现出了非常积极的态度。这一集描述了谷歌街景和其他网络交流平台是如何塑造他们的亲密关系的,他们生活在不同的大洲,有着遥远的距离。

地址:https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1HV411E7Yz/