"Nube a tierra" es el término científico para los rayos que caen directamente sobre el
suelo. Cloud-to-ground, publicado junto con el pabellón israelí en la 18ª Exposición
Internacional de Arquitectura de la Bienal de Venecia, investiga los cambios en la
estructura del poder político que resultan del uso generalizado de la tecnología de la
nube: el almacenamiento, el procesamiento y el análisis. de cantidades inconcebibles de
datos en “nubes” informáticas. La atención se centra en los principales proyectos de
infraestructura que se están llevando a cabo actualmente en Israel y la región de Medio
Oriente.
Breve descrição
“Nuvem ao solo” é o termo científico para um raio que atinge diretamente o solo. Cloud-to-ground, publicado em conjunto com o pavilhão israelense na 18ª Exposição Internacional de Arquitetura da Bienal de Veneza, investiga as mudanças na estrutura do poder político que resultam do uso generalizado da tecnologia em nuvem: armazenamento, processamento e análise. de quantidades inconcebíveis de dados em “nuvens” de computadores. O foco está nos grandes projectos de infra-estruturas actualmente em curso em Israel e na região do Médio Oriente.
Full description
A study of the political consequences of the growing computer “cloud” technology in Israel and the Middle East.
“Cloud-to-ground” is the scientific term for lightning that strikes directly into the ground. Cloud-to-ground, published in conjunction with the Israeli pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, investigates the shifts in political power structure that result from the wide-spread use of cloud technology: the storage, processing, and analysis of inconceivable amounts of data in computer “clouds.” The focus is on major infrastructure projects currently underway in Israel and the Middle East region. These include Nimbus, a major cloud project pursued by the Israeli government for which Google and Amazon are building new powerful data centers, and the Blue Raman fiber-optic cable across the Negev Desert, also laid by Google, which will bypass Egypt on its way from India to Europe and at the same time revive the ancient trade routes that passed through this country.
Cloud-to-ground also documents the decommissioning and demolition of countless telephone exchanges in Israel’s cities that have become obsolete. It thus brings to attention the physical nature of these largely ignored “black box” structures and connects them to the history of the Middle East and recent developments in global communication technology. Essays by prominent Israeli scholars are complemented by numerous photographs, sketches, and archival documents, as well as a newly compiled index of 140 telephone exchanges in Israel.
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