Replaced placeholders (private collection)

ALT TEXT on installaatio, joka käsittelee valokuvan ja vaihtoehtoisen tekstin yhteyksiä tiedon saavutettavuuteen. Saavutettavuus tarkoittaa digitaalisen informaation esittämistä niin, että se on kaikkien saatavilla. Kun digitaaliset, kuvalliset esitykset varustetaan vaihtoehtoisilla teksteillä, kyse on kuvauksesta, ja tällöin puhutaan myös saavutettavuudesta.

Miten taideteoksen informaatio, kokonaisvaltainen sekä henkilökohtainen taide-elämys on mahdollista välittää, jos kuva ei jostain syystä ole nähtävissä? Tulkinta on aina jokaisen oma, ja toisen ihmisen tulkinta on vain korvike siitä. Teos koostuu verkkosivuilta löytämistäni nk. placeholder kuvista, joille olen laatinut uuden vaihtoehtoisen tekstin. Olen ottanut sivustoilta kuvakaappauksia, jolloin tieto kuvan kontekstista antaa vihjeitä “alkuperäisestä” kuvasta, jonka placeholder on korvannut. Paradoksi tässä on se, että itse kuvakaappauksesta (ts. placeholderista ympäristöineen) on tullut “varsinainen” kuva.

Kuinka purkaa valtava määrä valokuvan sisältämää tietoa sanoiksi? Mitä tiedostamattomia motiiveja tulkitsija välittää tulkitessaan kuvaa? Mitkä sanoista ohjaavat tulkintaa enemmän tiettyyn suuntaan? Pitäisikö tulkinnan olla mahdollisimman neutraali, jotta yksilöllisille tulkinnoille jää tilaa?

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ALT TEXT is an installation that addresses the connections between photograph and alternative text to the accessibility of information. Accessibility means presenting digital information so that it is accessible to everyone. When digital, pictorial presentations are equipped with alternative texts, it is all about description, and in this case, we also talk about accessibility.

How it is possible to convey the information, holistic and personal art experience of artwork if the picture is not visible for some reason? The interpretation is always everyone’s own, and another person’s interpretation is just a substitute for it. The work consists of the so-called placeholder images I found on the website, for which I have prepared a new alternative text. I have taken screenshots from sites, where the context of the image gives clues to the “original” image that the placeholder has replaced. The paradox here is that the screenshot itself (i.e., placeholder with its surroundings) has become the “actual” image.

How to extract a huge amount of information contained in a photo into words? What unconscious motives does the interpreter convey when interpreting an image? Which of the words steer interpretation more in a particular direction? Should the interpretation be as neutral as possible so that space is left for individual interpretations?

 

Content: “Seascape“

Off-painted Beaches: Ten photo inkjet prints on canvas. The image is manually removed with water and a brush. The subject of the image can be seen very weakly on a canvas 40 x 60 cm, Mia Seppälä 2022.

“Paradoxes of Photography” The Finnish Museum of Photography 13.5. – 28.8.2022

Playa de las Catedrales, a sunny beach in the north of Spain with long golden sands.
Playa de las Catedrales, a sunny beach in the north of Spain with long golden sands.
Sveti Stefan peninsula, Montenegro. Sunny day, pink sands and limpid waters.
Sveti Stefan peninsula, Montenegro. Sunny day, pink sands and limpid waters.
A rare sight of empty deck chairs on the sunny Zlatni Rat beach on the island of Brac in Dalmatia.
A rare sight of empty deck chairs on the sunny Zlatni Rat beach on the island of Brac in Dalmatia.
Sunny morning at Lara Beach in the Paphos district of Cyprus.
Sunny morning at Lara Beach in the Paphos district of Cyprus.
A sunny day on the windy west coast of the Algarve with few people.
A sunny day on the windy west coast of the Algarve with few people.
Summer Day at Kuressaare beach in Estonia. Sandy beach and calm sea.
Summer Day at Kuressaare beach in Estonia. Sandy beach and calm sea.
Montmartin-sur-Mer in the south-west of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. Sunny Beach View. Fine white sand bordered by wild, grassy dunes.
Montmartin-sur-Mer in the south-west of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. Sunny Beach View. Fine white sand bordered by wild, grassy dunes.
Dueodde at the southern tip of Bornholm. Sky, sea and sand in the picturesque pastel light of the morning sun.
Dueodde at the southern tip of Bornholm. Sky, sea and sand in the picturesque pastel light of the morning sun.
Brighton Beach, located on the south coast of Sussex, England. Pebble beach, people, sunny day and sea.
Brighton Beach, located on the south coast of Sussex, England. Pebble beach, people, sunny day and sea.
A sunny winter day at Tuorinniemi Beach in Helsinki. Fishermen on the ice.
A sunny winter day at Tuorinniemi Beach in Helsinki. Fishermen on the ice.

Replaced Placeholders (private collection)

Boats and seascape:

Seascape with two sailboats at left foreground, a small boat with people at right. More sailboats in distance. A countryside at right background.
Seascape with two sailboats at left foreground, a small boat with people at right. More sailboats in distance. A countryside at right background.
This is a 20 1/4 x 14 1/2" oil painting on panel, depicting a seascape with fishing vessels.
This is a 20 1/4 x 14 1/2″ oil painting on panel, depicting a seascape with fishing vessels.
A seascape with boat in background. At lower left, a part of shore with wooden posts protruding from a calm sea. At horizon, left, the silhouette of a town.
A seascape with boat in background. At lower left, a part of shore with wooden posts protruding from a calm sea. At horizon, left, the silhouette of a town.
Seascape with a small hut on stilts in the shallows. On the bay are two boats and a small building. Signed by the artist on the bottom right.
Seascape with a small hut on stilts in the shallows. On the bay are two boats and a small building. Signed by the artist on the bottom right.
View of clouds and birds over the San Francisco Bay, several ships are seen in the distance.
View of clouds and birds over the San Francisco Bay, several ships are seen in the distance.
View of many small, manned sailboats with sails furled, and one rowboat, all headed away from the camera.
View of many small, manned sailboats with sails furled, and one rowboat, all headed away from the camera.

Birds and seascape:

The bird had built its nest on the seashore near a house. The young poet John Keats rejoiced in the song of the bird, and one morning he took his chair from the breakfast table to the lawn under the plum tree, wherehe sat for a couple of hours. At the same time, he looked toward the shore. This image mistakenly resembles the landscape where Keats wrote his famous “Ode to a Nightingale” in 1819.
The bird had built its nest on the seashore near a house. The young poet John Keats rejoiced in the song of the bird, and one morning he took his chair from the breakfast table to the lawn under the plum tree, wherehe sat for a couple of hours. At the same time, he looked toward the shore. This image mistakenly resembles the landscape where Keats wrote his famous “Ode to a Nightingale” in 1819.
Two birds on a branch with leaves and pink fruit. Seascape in background; photographed on Tres Marias Islands.
Two birds on a branch with leaves and pink fruit. Seascape in background; photographed on Tres Marias Islands.
Small postcard depicting a seascape, with a border of doves and flowers. Text beneath reads: "May Time and Tide but bring you happy days."
Small postcard depicting a seascape, with a border of doves and flowers. Text beneath reads: “May Time and Tide but bring you happy days.”

Floating Icebergs:

Seascape depicting a large iceberg rising from the water before a coastline with a sailing boat approaching in front.
Seascape depicting a large iceberg rising from the water before a coastline with a sailing boat approaching in front.
Seascape depicting a long iceberg shaped like a fish. High bottom and top margin showing brownish grounding color. basket website which will replace the placeholder image on the previous web page. Simple graphic placeholder icon. Image is not available in black letters on a gray background.
Seascape depicting a long iceberg shaped like a fish. High bottom and top margin showing brownish grounding color.
Seascape drawing depicting a sketch of a broad iceberg, horizon line indicated below.
Seascape drawing depicting a sketch of a broad iceberg, horizon line indicated below.
This stormy seascape is one of several imitations of Courbet. These are the interconnected sea views that Courbet painted during his visit to Normandy in 1869. Author unknown.
This stormy seascape is one of several imitations of Courbet. These are the interconnected sea views that Courbet painted during his visit to Normandy in 1869. Author unknown.
Seascape with large floating iceberg, the front shaded in shadow. Verso: sky with clouds rising over a range of hills.
Seascape with large floating iceberg, the front shaded in shadow. Verso: sky with clouds rising over a range of hills.
Iceberg. Seascape scene depicting an enormous iceberg with multiple peaks.
Iceberg. Seascape scene depicting an enormous iceberg with multiple peaks.

Seascape, artist unknown:

People sitting and enjoying the daytime view of the seascape from the Oceanic Hotel's patio, Lagos, Portugal.
People sitting and enjoying the daytime view of the seascape from the Oceanic Hotel’s patio, Lagos, Portugal.
Seascape. The composition includes a rocky shore with palm trees. Not signed.
Seascape. The composition includes a rocky shore with palm trees. Not signed.
The composition includes a rocky shore with palm trees.
The composition includes a rocky shore with palm trees.
Title from item or accompanying materials., Date supplied by cataloger., Seascape at sunset. View of two rocks in ocean connected with ropes. Rocky coastal area with trees on right. Possibly China.
Title from item or accompanying materials., Date supplied by cataloger., Seascape at sunset. View of two rocks in ocean connected with ropes. Rocky coastal area with trees on right. Possibly China.
Coastal scene showing rocky beach and setting sun, with ships in the distance.
Coastal scene showing rocky beach and setting sun, with ships in the distance.
Small painting of a seascape with a rocky coast at right, with two small figures looking out from the cliff to the sea. White paper mat. Gilt frame.
Small painting of a seascape with a rocky coast at right, with two small figures looking out from the cliff to the sea. White paper mat. Gilt frame.
An impressionistic rendering of a woman in a blue skirt and a dark top sitting on a patio at a table under a canopy overlooking a seascape. A silhouetted figure in a hat loom in the background, confronting the viewer.
An impressionistic rendering of a woman in a blue skirt and a dark top sitting on a patio at a table under a canopy overlooking a seascape. A silhouetted figure in a hat loom in the background, confronting the viewer.
Coastal scene showing rocky beach and setting sun, with ships in the distance.
Coastal scene showing rocky beach and setting sun, with ships in the distance.
Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year. Photographic print.
 
An anonymous photo of a seascape. Location unknown.

Miscellaneus:

Seascape with Rocks Lizard, Bournemouth; Seascape with rocks (Lizard, Bournemouth?) Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: [Elisabeth], Not signed.
Seascape with Rocks Lizard, Bournemouth; Seascape with rocks (Lizard, Bournemouth?) Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: [Elisabeth], Not signed.
This stormy seascape is one of several imitations of Courbet. These are the interconnected sea views that Courbet painted during his visit to Normandy in 1869. Author unknown.
This stormy seascape is one of several imitations of Courbet. These are the interconnected sea views that Courbet painted during his visit to Normandy in 1869. Author unknown.
Photograph of the Jam House restaurant in Brighton. The building is designed in a Victorian chateau style with ornate details and a great number of windows. The building is set against the sea which has some small waves
Photograph of the Jam House restaurant in Brighton. The building is designed in a Victorian chateau style with ornate details and a great number of windows. The building is set against the sea which has some small waves
Beach in the foreground and a palm tree next to a dwelling in the distance. Handwritten on verso: "A ? in Hawaii".
Beach in the foreground and a palm tree next to a dwelling in the distance. Handwritten on verso: “A ? in Hawaii”.
Photograph of the ocean, taken from a beach., 1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 15 x 9 cm.
Photograph of the ocean, taken from a beach., 1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 15 x 9 cm.
Program for the Portland Theater Company production of "Seascape with Sharks and Dancer". Includes newspaper review and photos.
Program for the Portland Theater Company production of “Seascape with Sharks and Dancer”. Includes newspaper review and photos.
"Seascape" Goldie Worried (1885-1936) Gift.
“Seascape” Goldie Worried (1885-1936) Gift.

Rarities:

Found cardboard recycled as book cover boards. Front cover on glossy black cardboard, with painted seascape in blue, green and white at bottom, yellow dots and brushstrokes near upper right-hand corner. Title and author printed on strips of paper glued to cover. Photo of a woman looking at a man who is bending over glued in upper right-hand corner. Letters ARM written vertically in red on right edge of front cover. Back cover undecorated brown cardboard. Binding held together gray cloth with sawtooth shaped edges.
Found cardboard recycled as book cover boards. Front cover on glossy black cardboard, with painted seascape in blue, green and white at bottom, yellow dots and brushstrokes near upper right-hand corner. Title and author printed on strips of paper glued to cover. Photo of a woman looking at a man who is bending over glued in upper right-hand corner. Letters ONTOLOGY written vertically in red on right edge of front cover. Back cover undecorated brown cardboard. Binding held together gray cloth with sawtooth shaped edges.
Unidentified allegorical scene, possibly Aeneas meets Venus (Aphrodite), seascape with fish, whales & other marine animals.
Unidentified allegorical scene, possibly Aeneas meets Venus (Aphrodite), seascape with fish, whales & other marine animals.
Distant view of a shore across water with three moored boats. Sunset. High clear sky.
Distant view of a shore across water with three moored boats. Sunset. High clear sky.
This small, almost abstract seascape tells us much about the young artist finding her own voice., Seascape stands as a transitional work, in which the artist overcame the thick, muddy colors of his formal training. Instead, he has lightly painted the clear, cool colors of the sky and sea. The use of intense, unmixed colors applied in swirls of paint.
This small, almost abstract seascape tells us much about the young artist finding her own voice., Seascape stands as a transitional work, in which the artist overcame the thick, muddy colors of his formal training. Instead, he has lightly painted the clear, cool colors of the sky and sea. The use of intense, unmixed colors applied in swirls of paint.
The composition includes an ocean bay with mountains, road, trees and rocks. A town is in the distance. Painted by Igor Larionov. This composition is similar to Twin City Scenic Co, pencil sketch accession #MSSC0744.
The composition includes an ocean bay with mountains, road, trees and rocks. A town is in the distance. Painted by Igor Larionov. This composition is similar to Twin City Scenic Co, pencil sketch accession #MSSC0744.

Study of seascape:

Research in Progress, Sketch of a coastal cliff and rock formation.
Research in Progress, Sketch of a coastal cliff and rock formation.
Research in Progress, Sketch of a figure fishing off a rock jetty.
Research in Progress, Sketch of a figure fishing off a rock jetty.
Sketch of a village by the water with palm trees.
Sketch of a village by the water with palm trees.
Seascape with a low rocky shoreline in foreground and a high cliff at left with three schooners just visible on water, at middleground, under an overcast sky.
Seascape with a low rocky shoreline in foreground and a high cliff at left with three schooners just visible on water, at middleground, under an overcast sky.
Seascape drawing with darkened otter silhouettes. Unknown artist.
Seascape drawing with darkened otter silhouettes. Unknown artist.

Undefined:

Original caption: Two Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts trail in the frothy wake of a third somewhere in the Atlantic. A Coast Guard combat photographer used the two-hawser chock on the fantail of his ship to catch this unusual seascape.
Original caption: Two Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts trail in the frothy wake of a third somewhere in the Atlantic. A Coast Guard combat photographer used the two-hawser chock on the fantail of his ship to catch this unusual seascape.
Poor reviews for Seascape housing plans.
Poor reviews for Seascape housing plans.
Deborah Kerr in the stage production Seascape.
Deborah Kerr in the stage production Seascape.
In foreground, small, calm waves coming onto shore. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margin on bottom left and on right.
In foreground, small, calm waves coming onto shore. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margin on bottom left and on right.
Gift of Miss Annie Smith, Seacoast painting in gold matting. Painting of a coastal inlet with a brown shore and green shoreline in a 1 inch gild frame.
Gift of Miss Annie Smith, Seacoast painting in gold matting. Painting of a coastal inlet with a brown shore and green shoreline in a 1 inch gild frame.

Sonic seascapes:

Indeterminate sonic capabilities of the sea and the creatures inhabiting it, fulfilling a curiosity to listen to the often-inaudible aspects of this unique sonic world.
Indeterminate sonic capabilities of the sea and the creatures inhabiting it, fulfilling a curiosity to listen to the often-inaudible aspects of this unique sonic world.

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