“At a time when such an incredible amount of data, statistical information, charts, graphs and models can regulate and monitor the natural world, sublime experiences seem limited, if even possible … In Virtually There, works by Andreas Rutkauskas illuminate a split between the aesthetics of the sublime, and the visual imaging technologies which attempt to simulate and rationalize it. Included are several photographic images of the Rocky Mountains, created using Google Earth. The artist is physically absent from these works, which gives them a feeling of disembodied remoteness … The ability to access such views over the internet allows one to explore the world without any of the physical discomforts or risks that explorers once faced.”
- Noni Brynjolson, Virtual Explorations of the Sublime, 2010.
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