The networked image is a slice of network production that is emblematic of the current image economy. As a hub within a techno-social infrastructure it manages the network as a directive tool. This is a result of its existence within a production protocol that is programmed by technologies such as web applications, digital cameras and smartphone apps. Since networked images are part of a specific software, they are marked by software proper- ties, which enables them to be transformed into scripts or protocol.

Image management discusses a move from images as representation, to the application of images as productive networked objects. It is about the role of the image as mediator between technological and social protocols.

By Kim de Groot

Published by Onomatopee

Displayed for the occasion of the 3standardstoppage book pop-up.

Softcover

10.6 × 7.5 in.

Image credit: 3standardstoppage