Hypertext Monuments

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• image aggregation sites,

• rechristened with titles derived from metadata.

• strange compression of time and context,

• processing through a reverse image lookup site,

• visually compelling and inoffensive enough that it appeals to an extremely broad scope of audiences.

• photomontages

• the politics of image distribution

• radical intentions are expunged in favor of surface level aesthetics?

• These tools make it easier than ever to amass a library of visual references.

• marketability of mimetic imagery.

• “present disparate images as a way of portraying the idiosyncrasies of our culture, against those who narcissistically and merely attempt to communicate one’s keen eye for style and trends.”

• catalyst for image deradicalization and inherently falls into the latter category.

• cursory visual consumption that prioritizes aesthetic merit over context.

• sourcing images that convey a trend-adherent look

• distort this pattern,

• to institute images into circulation as The Jogging did and coyly manipulate trend cycles.

• If cycles of image transmission are inevitable, maybe the best way to counter them is to play into decontextualization and imitation.