The Last Pictures

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Of all the images that have ever been made, would you be able to select just 100 to represent our species and human achievement? Trevor Paglen’s Last Pictures is a project to do not only that, but also launch those images into geosynchronous orbit around Earth – all so that long after humans are gone, any space-wanderer will be able to fathom what humanity was all about.

The project is based on the idea that after billions of years, all signs of human civilization will have eroded away on Earth, but its satellites will still spin around the planet, making them the best bet for an indefinite time capsule.

So aliens will find this satellite, see our pictures and think we're a bunch of art students? Why all black and white photos? Why physically deformed ********? Why not people of every race? Why only 100 photos? Why not video and sound? I like the idea, but it seems poorly done. And it's just going to orbit Earth? Weak. I think the Voyager Golden Record is a better representation of human life.

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Similarly, the Keo Satellite will crash back down to Earth fifty thousand years from now to contact future Earth with messages from all of us...although it keeps getting delayed. Premium Link Upgrade

Thoughts?