“Spyglasses, as Lipperhey called telescopes, whether they're in the form of spotting scopes, spyplanes, or reconnaissance satellites, are more than simple instruments… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
The switch has been built. Maybe you trust Barack Obama not to throw that switch, and maybe you trust George Bush not… — Trevor Paglen Barack Copy Share Image
My dad was not one of these stereotypical military people - buzz-cut, rah-rah-rah. — Trevor Paglen Dad Copy Share Image
We didn't have to use technology to build a surveillance state. — Trevor Paglen State Copy Share Image
I have to admit that I'm not very good with grammar. They taught grammar in elementary and high school, but I went… — Trevor Paglen Education Copy Share Image
For me, there's something very romantic about going and looking at the stars and trying to photograph spy satellites. — Trevor Paglen Love Copy Share Image
The dead spacecraft in orbit have become a permanent fixture around our planet, not unlike the rings of Saturn. They will be… — Trevor Paglen Artifacts Copy Share Image
I really don't think art is good at answering questions. It's much better at posing questions - and even better at simply… — Trevor Paglen Art Copy Share Image
I would say that the fundamental question of geography is about how humans shaped the Earth's surface and how we, in turn,… — Trevor Paglen Earth Copy Share Image
We humans have always looked to the sky as a sounding board for asking big questions about ourselves: Who are we? Where… — Trevor Paglen Always Copy Share Image
One project I am pretty excited about is 'Autonomy Cube.' These are basically minimalist sculptures that create a free and open Wi-Fi… — Trevor Paglen Create Copy Share Image
I think that some of the earliest ideas in the modern period were actually from astronomy. You look at Galileo: He goes… — Trevor Paglen Astronomy Copy Share Image
We imagine going to the moon and planting a flag, going to an asteroid and mining, going to Mars and setting up… — Trevor Paglen Earth Copy Share Image
“What we see strongly guides what we do: To an extent, we enact what we imagine.” — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
In religion, symbols have always played a iconographic and ritualistic role. Different symbols might represent different theological ideas. — Trevor Paglen Always Copy Share Image
The dragon is a very consistent symbol of secret satellite iconography and signals intelligence satellites. — Trevor Paglen Dragon Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the citizens are supposed to have all the power, and the government is supposed to be the means by… — Trevor Paglen Democracy Copy Share Image
For a time, people were getting arrested for photographing the Brooklyn Bridge. So to me, what it meant to do photography also… — Trevor Paglen Aggressive Copy Share Image
Seeing various aspects of the secret state and surveillance state echoes a long tradition in art of looking at the sublime. — Trevor Paglen Art Copy Share Image
If secrecy is made out of the same stuff that the rest of the world is made out of, then it's fundamentally… — Trevor Paglen Cannot Copy Share Image
American intelligence and military agencies have a huge footprint in terms of how the world works, but they're largely invisible. I'm interested… — Trevor Paglen I am Copy Share Image
In the late 19th century, Russian Cosmists such as Nikolai Fyodorov believed we need to go to space to collect all the… — Trevor Paglen Late Copy Share Image
Technologically, it is not hard to launch an object into space. Emotionally, it has been difficult. — Trevor Paglen Difficult Copy Share Image
The U.S. generally wants to solve problems with coercion. That's kind of the default way the American state wants to try to… — Trevor Paglen Incarceration Copy Share Image
