Thinking Quotes by Trevor Paglen

I believe that art can make relevant and progressive contributions to culture and society.

— Trevor Paglen

Photography has become so fundamental to the way we see that 'photography' and 'seeing' are becoming more and more synonymous. The ubiquity of photography…

— Trevor Paglen

I'm pretty cynical about the future, but I feel like that's not an ethical position for me to take. It's not okay for me…

— Trevor Paglen

Civilian law around aviation is much looser than those governing military. Civilian planes can basically fly wherever they want in the world.

— Trevor Paglen

I think the automation of vision is a much bigger deal than the invention of perspective.

— Trevor Paglen

Many of the things that shape the way the world looks are, quite frankly, invisible.

— Trevor Paglen

Geosynchronous spacecraft will be among civilization's most enduring remnants, quietly circling Earth until the Earth is no more.

— Trevor Paglen

Traditionally, images have functioned as representations of something in the world, but we are quickly approaching the point where vast majority of images are…

— Trevor Paglen

Images can make realities out of people and struggles - the reality we give them. Images really matter.

— Trevor Paglen

It's productive and fun to try interpreting cave paintings, but ultimately, they can't teach us anything beyond what we imagine them to be.

— Trevor Paglen

Anything humans can do in space, robots can do better.

— Trevor Paglen

Before Christianity became the Roman Empire's official religion in the 4th Century, 'mystery religions,' organized around a central canon of secret knowledge, were widespread.…

— Trevor Paglen