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Written for Marcel O’Gorman’s “Necromedia” class on contemporary technoculture, this post explores the threads of posthumanism, mortality salience, and smartphone connectivity shaping the worlds we physically and mentally occupy. All that academic jargon is linked to the ever-popular literary and artistic work of Canada’s own Douglas Coupland, specifically, his Massey Lecture, “PlayerOne”, and his recent QR code paintings, currently on display in Toronto…
Millions of us want it, but at what point does anyone feel justified in claiming “I’m famous on the internet”? Having acquired 3,000 followers within roughly a year of starting his Tumblr photography blog, Ren Bostelaar certainly has some bragging rights. While only in his 20s, Bostelaar has already landed himself a solid position in the upper tiers of Henry’s, he teaches popular Urban Photography classes, and he co-hosts a weekly podcast, Full Frame…
