самодельная география
20:03 | 03-11-2009 | Geography, Lifeform | 1 Comment
искусство уже не только пародирует, но и создает жизнь:
The world’s eyes are focused on a small village called Argleton just off the A59 near Ormskirk, Lancashire.
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The reason for all the interest is simple: Argleton doesn’t actually exist. It is a phantom village that appears on Google Maps. You can search online for Argleton’s local weather forecast (10C yesterday), property prices (not much for sale at the moment) or for the number of a local plumber, but in reality the village’s coordinates point to little more than a muddy field.
мало нам заброшенных городов, будут теперь еще и не отстроенные — мертвые души, определенно, с прекрасным имперским размахом. даже жаль, что поймали:
All Google is saying on the matter is that it does experience “occasional errors” and that the mapping information was provided by a Dutch company called Tele Atlas. And all Tele Atlas’s spokesperson will add is that “I really can’t explain why these anomalies get into our database.”
[…] и вижу распечатки дома на стенах: придуманные улицы, несуществующие города, воображаемые страны. и карты, планы, чертежи — […]