In Defense of the Poor Image- Hito Steyerl

"The poor image thus constructs anonymous global networks just as it creates a shared history. It builds alliances as it travels, provokes translation or mistranslation, and creates new publics and debates. By losing its visual substance it recovers some of its political punch and creates a new aura around it. This aura is no longer based on the permanence of the 'original,' but on the transience of the copy."

Regardless of whether and image is poor technically or conceptually it will hold effect on someone somewhere that has viewed the image. I like how in this writing it makes us question the real relevance of the importance of an image. Most do not question what they see in the media. Especially, if it is outside of the tabloids and on the front of the newspapers. It is through these images and translation of these images that is creating the society we have. Especially, politically. With the rise of the digital media we have to question the permanence and if the image is "poor" or not. Again, whether the image is technically or conceptually correct, it still can cause ripples. 

"These works have become travelers in a digital no-man's land, constantly shifting their resolution and format speed and media, sometimes even losing names and credits along the way." Imagine what an image is when you finally get to view it?