1 ⭐ Review Tour
With 1 ⭐ Review Tour, we look at how online rating systems shape the perception and experience of a place. In contemporary data-driven environments, credit scores, social influence rankings and product/service reviews dictate choices regarding, for example, selecting a doctor, shopping or dining out. One of the most widely used evaluation schemes online is the five-star system. Its popularity stems from the ease of judgement it proposes, its implied clarity (five is better than one) and the way it transforms personal opinions into objective values by way of aggregation (individual reasoning doesn’t matter if many people come to the same conclusion).
The work was shown at Aksioma gallery in Ljubljana for the first time, featuring massage installations that provided visitors with enough coping possibilities and soothing moments to deal with all the hate.
A browser extension has been released for public use. Get it here !
«This extension sucks!!!! Not even worth reviewing it. This browser based artwork shows only one star reviews on Google Maps. Unless you are trying to find the worst option for everything, this is NOT HELPFUL. Who wants to focus only on the negative reviews? The artists drivel about the poetics of failed expectations and the shift of perspectives. They think this is a good way to understand and challenge the power of rating systems. The browser extension is basically a shadow software-defined tourist agency that gives you a nightmare view on Ljubljana. How is that going to help anything??!!
Credits
Collaboration with !Mediengruppe Bitnik and Selena Savić. The project was partly developed in the framework of the Latent spaces research project.
Further links
- Install the 1 ⭐ Review Tour through the browser extension https://★☆☆☆☆.yugo.at
- More photos on !Mediengruppe Bitnik webpage