'This installation by Erik Kessels is on show as part of an exhibition
at Foam in Amsterdam that looks at the future of photography. It
features print-outs of all the images uploaded to Flickr in a 24-hour
period...
As you might imagine, this results in a lot of images, that fill the
gallery space in an avalanche of photos. "We're exposed to an overload
of images nowadays," says Kessels. "This glut is in large part the
result of image-sharing sites like Flickr, networking sites like
Facebook, and picture-based search engines. Their content mingles public
and private, with the very personal being openly and un-selfconsciously
displayed. By printing all the images uploaded in a 24-hour period, I
visualise the feeling of drowning in representations of other peoples'
experiences."'-
Creative Review