Trace: a mark or line left by something that has passed…
The Image Tracer is a collaborative project between Tsila Hassine and De Geuzen. It evolved out of our interests in media images and the way their significance and presence fluctuate in the ecology of the world wide web. Currently, in its beta phase, the Tracer is a research tool that archives Google image searches for the purposes of tracking their url, appearance, disappearance and rank.
Image Tracer v1.7 is featured in Jordon Crandall’s Under Fire, a project that looks at the organization and representation of violence. This edition of Under Fire (September 8 – October 7, 2006, Chicago, USA) is curated by Ryan Griffis.
