Images,
in translation.

Found on the train

Beneath the glass

The paper shore

Map

Relief drawn from the scan’s lettering and marks.
Depth is an imagined interpretation of the surface.

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Helen Zhang’s scan of EXIT and caution lettering

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Wander: Click the paper, or use W A S D
Look around: Drag anywhere in the scene
Hop: Space
Move faster: Hold Shift
The whole image: M
Return: Escape

On a phone, use the left thumb control to move and drag with your right thumb to look.

Relief is interpreted from the scans; depth is imagined.

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The paper shore

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Images,
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