"The Image Fulgurator is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything. The manipulation is only visible on the photo afterwards."
This thing is brilliant, especially when his stated purpose is taken into consideration "People’s great trust in their photographic reproductions of reality was what motivated me to develop the *Image Fulgurator*. A camera can be used as a personal memory tool, since people do not doubt the veracity of their own photographs. ... In this context the Fulgurator represents a manipulation of visual reality and so targets the very fabric of media memory."
That said, I've still got slightly mixed feelings about this, because it does in fact "vandalize" other people's photos. There are worse things in life, but it does seem a tad mean.
So I guess, all in all: conceptually I love it. Artistically and technically it's really clever. Ethically though, it's a little wobbly.
[Found via Make]
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