In Circumstantial Evidence, Jon Carapiet continues a long-form look at contemporary issues, as seen through global media. Here, he directly addresses the coverage of the 2020 global covid virus over a span of about three months. ….. [read essay]
The images are full of a tension that is not easily definable, until one steps back to acknowledge that imperfections are as much the story as the ostensible media content. The screencaps, already distorted by stretching and skewing camera angles, are covered with a digital virus. [read essay]