One of my observations during my one mobile year has been around what I’m calling the “Mobile Bow.” It’s a state where you are captivated in prayer-like position, looking down at your phone while sitting, walking, eating, driving, riding your bike (as seen in Charleston, SC), etc.
This morning I was being interviewed by Brendan Kearney of the Post and Courier and he mentioned his cousin, James Rajotte, did a series called Blasted. James describes his series as, “a portrait project intended to show a simultaneous moment in which people feel a heightened sense of self in a non-reality.”
Look at the look. Captivated.
Phil Toledano did a similar series with video gamers in 2002:
http://www.mrtoledano.com/gamers
Very emotional stuff.