It would be hard not to smile, right?
I mean, what is that alien thing?
An oversized kaleidoscope?
A rip in the Matrix?
Some kind of freakish, town-sized cauliflower?
When Mishka Henner, a 38-year-old artist and photographer, came across these “blurred” images of Dutch landscapes on Google Maps, he was similarly perplexed and amused.
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If they all took the artful Dutch approach to it, their citizens might be more likely to trust them. At least they’d know what’s going on, and could form rational arguments in support or opposition.
As it is now, many government programs — especially those that involve spying and censorship — are largely invisible and, therefore, entirely suspect.
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Mishka Henner is a Belgian photographer. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
