JON RAFMAN

I just found out about this artist recently via the 'i heart photograph' blog. His work is largely based around video game culture and phenomena occurring on the world wide web. The various different projects, such as 'Kool-Aid Man in Second Life' and 'A Selection of Google Street Views' offer a new way of engaging with the programs and subvert their function, often revealing their absurdities in doing so. Also check out the trailer for his upcoming film 'Arcade Hustler' and his other projects such as 'Sleeping Shepherd Boy', which incorporates some seriously cool video-game inspired 8 bit sound tracks.