Gods Eye View on Google Earth
A Google-Earth-view of Biblical events was presented at an art installation in Miami last week, showing the Garden of Eden, Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the crucifixion of Jesus.
The project, God’s Eye View, was produced by Sydney-based creative team The Glue Society, commissioned by Eric Romano of Pulse Art, New York, for its Miami art fair.
The Sydney Morning Herald quotes Glue Society’s co-founder, Jonathan Kneebone, as saying God’s Eye View was not intended to be a theological statement. “Art has always depicted religious events and this is simply a new way to do it,” he said. “We’re playing with the whole idea that if you can capture something from a satellite it must exist.”
Kneebone described the four pictures as digital “jigsaw puzzles” made by piecing together real satellite images. The picture of the Red Sea, for example, uses photographs of Niagara Falls to create the impression of tonnes of foaming water. The Garden of Eden photograph uses images from Belgium.
Creative Review: The Bible According to Google Earth, quotes James Dove from Glue Society:
“We like to disorientate audiences a little with all our work. And with this piece we felt technology now allows events which may or may not have happened to be visualized and made to appear dramatically real. As a method of representation satellite photography is so trusted, it has been interesting to mess with that trust.”
Postkiwi Duncan Macleod posts on life, faith and culture in Australia, drawing from his involvement in the creative industry, the Uniting Church, the blogosphere, generational research, the emerging church and life on the Gold Coast.
Duncan is the editor of The Inspiration Room, a site showcasing advertising, design and other work produced by the global creative community.
6 Responses to “Gods Eye View on Google Earth”
By Benjamin on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
this is pretty cool, i like the red sea pic, and noahs ark
By greg on Mar 23, 2008 | Reply
the red sea looks 10000% real the guarden can be aneywhare bc its an island and the ark was easeer to make but still amazing bravo bravo
By greg on Mar 23, 2008 | Reply
oh an jesus was pretty cool too
By Shelby on Dec 2, 2008 | Reply
i love those pictures thy are so amazing im doing a project on the red sea and im putting them on the project too.
By Edward Manfra III on Jun 8, 2009 | Reply
I enjoyed the pics. would like to talk about the possibility of God standing as a man and what kind of vision he might carry, as well as his ability to influence his surroundings inside of nature, kind of like having his own gravity as an individual.
By mel on May 11, 2010 | Reply
edward, that sounds really interesting. let me know when it happens i would like to see it