ABSTRACT
Post-Internet refers to art concerned with the conditions of the digital age. The avalanche of new technologies has created a new toolkit with which artists can work, while the question of how these technologies have impacted life, online and off, is fertile subject matter for exploration. Post-Internet artists have, for example, been prompted to assert the distinction between the 'image' that exists online, as something ephemeral, and the photograph, as a physical object with a clear relationship to labour and craftsmanship. Many Post-Internet works reflect an anxiety about the volume of images freely available online. Penelope Umbrico's photographic installations, made from Internet-sourced images, highlight the use of online photo communities and the volume of image content they generate. Just as Postmodernism saw the appropriation of mass-media imagery as a means of questioning their influence, Post-Internet artists adopt the aesthetic of digital media to expose their prevalence in contemporary visual culture.
