Real Landscapes

The difference between a landscape and a landview is that the former is always hacked and edited, while the latter is always protected and respected.


• Real Landscapes must be comprised of several sources

• Real Landscapes illuminate the history of land depiction


• Real Landscapes are constructed through “puzzle-piece” collage techniques [after Michael Oatman]


• Real Landscapes must have two frames:

1. Virtual—collaged, replete with color, texture and old world quality

2. Actual—plasticized, devoid of color, texture and replete with new world materiality

• Real Landscapes’ actual frames must be wireless and appear to defy the laws of gravity.

Todd Bartel 2005