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54°28'13.1"N 2°41'03.0"W 56°23'24.9"N 5°00'33.7"W 54°10'22.1"N 2°44'00.6"W 56°58'55.1"N 3°23'55.9"W 53°37'31.6"N 2°01'46.2"W 53°11'03.7"N 4°03'20.0"W 54°52'14.5"N 6°46'58.8"W 53°44'04.2"N 2°07'32.2"W 66°02'35.7"N 22°41'08.9"W 53°29'25.5"N 2°06'43.4"W 54°05'37.9"N 2°47'22.7"W 54°10'14.6"N 3°11'22.2"W 53°39'35.9"N 2°27'02.5"W 55°10'05.5"N 7°14'37.5"W 53°33'06.8"N 2°26'29.5"W 53°26'07.9"N 2°28'11.6"W 53°41'26.4"N 2°05'47.4"W 53°37'33.6"N 2°17'31.6"W 53°30'42.9"N 2°01'26.3"W 53°42'48.4"N 2°03'55.5"W 53°41'54.5"N 2°11'10.0"W 54°05'38.5"N 2°47'23.1"W 53°30'13.0"N 2°22'46.2"W 53°41'40.4"N 1°56'44.7"W 53°44'04.2"N 2°07'32.2"W 53°41'59.3"N 2°14'32.9"W 53°29'35.3"N 1°52'46.4"W 53°29'47.0"N 2°17'53.1"W 53°19'48.2"N 4°22'19.4"W 53°22'42.6"N 2°32'06.5"W 53°32'01.8"N 2°25'48.5"W 53°32'16.8"N 2°18'05.9"W 53°41'19.1"N 2°17'52.9"W 57°02'46.3"N 3°01'31.1"W 53°29'26.0"N 2°06'43.4"W 65°04'28.6"N 21°46'53.1"W 53°35'03.1"N 2°29'08.3"W 53°29'25.5"N 2°06'43.4"W 53°26'04.9"N 2°32'04.7"W 53°26'43.9"N 2°26'20.2"W 53°27'54.8"N 2°14'57.4"W 53°29'35.3"N 1°52'46.4"W 53°41'15.4"N 2°34'50.5"W 53°34'15.0"N 2°13'45.2"W


Blind Sites
2014-2023  Giclee, variable dimensions.



The history of masts is a tale of technological innovation and environmental exploitation. For centuries they were the literal backbone of a global network of trade and colonisation. The masts that once sailed the seas now sit silently amidst us, their invisible signals drawing us into a world of disembodied interaction. Despite the almost benign appearance of these skeletal extrusions, they support trans-global systems that are transforming our concepts of place, identity and experience. Like blindsighted sailors navigating a sea of data, we are promised progress and prosperity, but at what cost?
53°29'25.5"N 2°06'43.4"W 56°23'24.9"N 5°00'33.7"W 55°10'05.5"N 7°14'37.5"W 53°30'13.0"N 2°22'46.2"W 54°10'22.1"N 2°44'00.6"W 56°58'55.1"N 3°23'55.9"W 53°37'31.6"N 2°01'46.2"W 66°02'35.7"N 22°41'08.9"W 54°28'13.1"N 2°41'03.0"W 53°11'03.7"N 4°03'20.0"W 53°39'35.9"N 2°27'02.5"W 53°33'06.8"N 2°26'29.5"W 54°52'14.5"N 6°46'58.8"W 53°44'04.2"N 2°07'32.2"W 54°05'37.9"N 2°47'22.7"W 54°10'14.6"N 3°11'22.2"W 53°26'07.9"N 2°28'11.6"W 53°41'26.4"N 2°05'47.4"W 53°37'33.6"N 2°17'31.6"W 53°30'42.9"N 2°01'26.3"W 53°42'48.4"N 2°03'55.5"W 53°41'54.5"N 2°11'10.0"W 54°05'38.5"N 2°47'23.1"W 53°41'40.4"N 1°56'44.7"W 53°44'04.2"N 2°07'32.2"W 53°41'59.3"N 2°14'32.9"W 53°29'35.3"N 1°52'46.4"W 53°29'47.0"N 2°17'53.1"W 53°19'48.2"N 4°22'19.4"W 53°22'42.6"N 2°32'06.5"W 53°32'01.8"N 2°25'48.5"W 53°32'16.8"N 2°18'05.9"W 53°41'19.1"N 2°17'52.9"W 57°02'46.3"N 3°01'31.1"W 53°29'26.0"N 2°06'43.4"W 65°04'28.6"N 21°46'53.1"W 53°35'03.1"N 2°29'08.3"W 53°29'25.5"N 2°06'43.4"W 53°26'04.9"N 2°32'04.7"W 53°26'43.9"N 2°26'20.2"W 53°27'54.8"N 2°14'57.4"W 53°29'35.3"N 1°52'46.4"W 53°41'15.4"N 2°34'50.5"W 53°34'15.0"N 2°13'45.2"W
© Copyright Michael McGinley 2023 
Copyright Michael Mcginley 2023 ©
Running on Cargo

Blind Sites


Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, 2014-2024

Giclee, variable dimensions.


The history of masts is a tale of technological innovation and environmental exploitation. For centuries they were the literal backbone of a global network of trade and colonisation. The masts that once sailed the seas now sit silently amidst us, their invisible signals drawing us into a world of disembodied interaction. Despite the almost benign appearance of these skeletal extrusions, they support trans-global systems that are transforming our concepts of place, identity and experience. Like blindsighted sailors navigating a sea of data, we are promised progress and prosperity, but at what cost?