The Change in Time and Space

The ability to mass produce an image made it possible for people to see different parts of the world by holding a 2-dimensional object in their hands. It also allowed for people to hold on to the past with an object used as evidence of an event that had taken place which had only been remembered before, or the way someone looked before they aged or passed away instead of relying on interpretations. Photography which arose at a time where technology seemed to make certain processes faster like the locomotive transporting goods and passengers across the country and the telegraph which made communication almost instant, it allowed people to have a way to capture time which seemed to be what measured "space" or distance in those days. Photography could not have come at a more appropriate time considering everything was measured in time and having the ability to split a second and capture the image resulting in a photograph someone can own.

The most obvious tool to change "time and space" today is the Internet, the ability to find music, blogs, encyclopedias, images, video's, news, email, etc. A specific tool to take you anywhere in the world is Google maps, you can find directions to any destination or just look at any place in the world through your monitor. Being able to talk to someone over the Internet through email, chat service, or even web cam eliminates distance as a reason not to see someone. Another tool is the cell phone which make it easier to connect to anyone through a phone call or text message even email on some phones with Internet. Television and radio which have been around for a while now have more channels/stations which flood out more advertising and information as well. Technology now is about connecting people and everything being smaller faster.