Though Text Trends, Martin John Callanan deals with the spectacularization of information. Using a decade of Google data he explores the vast search data of its users.
An animation takes the content generated by search queries and reduces this process to its essential elements: search terms vs. frequency searched for over time, presented in the form of a line graph, 16 of which are reproduced in this book.
2011
32 pages, archival uncoated paper, hardcover, 250 x 200 mm
978-1-907829-00-0
Edition of 100, numbered & signed
Several libraries hold copies including: British Library, The National Art Library, and UCL Small Press Collection.