As our paradoxical global culture is driven by a restless obsession with novelty, our roads and cities look more and more alike the world over. Do we love what’s different or do we yearn for fuzzy sameness? The answer, of course, is yes.
Personally, I find “averaged” images bland and unsatisfying, but the notion that averages represent ideals goes back at least as far as Aristotle. The video displays technology that is very old and very new, at the same time.