Google Maps art takes an inhuman view of humanity

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Taking satellite imagery from Google Maps, Jenny Odell's digital collages present a surreal side to humanity's technological creations.

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The collages are eerily wonderful

Who'd have thought you could make art from Google Maps? Inspired by the world's technological take-over, designer Jenny Odell collected various scenes cut out from Google Satellite View parking lots, silos, landfills, waste ponds and more.

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