Add-Art: Artist creates online photography exhibition
In this exhibition, Winet displays photographic work from his year-long hybrid new media art / journalism venture, The Electoral College. Throughout this innovative project, Winet has explored the 2008 U.S. presidential election and democratic practice.
The images displayed in the Add-Art exhibition were cropped to standard web-advertising dimensions that seamlessly integrate with web-viewing. They were compiled during a 17-day trip Winet took with Alan Spore that followed the Democratic and Republican Party national conventions. The resulting images yield a documentary depiction of the conventions and offer a glimpse beyond the lens of the mainstream mass media into the actual emotions, spaces and experiences Winet and Spore observed. The exhibition on Add-Art is designed to coincide with the November 4th election, so the images replacing the ads may appear integral with mainstream coverage of the elections.
To view more images from the exhibition, download the plug-in, or view his eight themed groups of photographs here. To see more of Jon Winet’s work, check out his YouTube channel, or visit The Electoral College website.
