The Brooklyn Rail

Created by Taryn Simon and programmer Aaron Swartz, Image Atlas (2012) investigates cultural differences and similarities by indexing top image results for given search terms across local engines throughout the world. Visitors can refine or expand their comparisons from the fifty-seven countries currently available, and sort by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or alphabetical order. The project originated at Rhizome’s 7×7 program, which supports art-technology collaborations.