It should perhaps be obvious – but that spontaneous picture you took with the Apple Store iPhone (and didn’t delete) is there for anyone to see – including Irby Pace. While visiting Apple stores in Texas and New York, he collected more than 1,000 images from iPhones, iPads, and iPods – a collection he has pared down for a gallery exhibition he calls “Unintended Consequences.”
According to Pace’s website, “since these images are anonymous the participants can represent themselves however they chose to without scrutiny.” He argues that the subjects of the photos in “Unintended Consequences” are willing participants, since they knowingly left behind images that anyone could see. But they probably didn’t expect their self-photos to become part of a gallery exhibit – and the fact that they didn’t think about what they were leaving behind seems to be the entire point of “Unintended Consequences.”
If nothing else, this might make us all think twice before testing out the camera on the latest Apple Store gadget – and makes a strong case for deleting impromptu photo shoots in public places.
(Story and Image via Wired)
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