GPS-Tracked Biggest Drawing in the World is Complete Fake [GPS]

Kit Eaton — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:02:00 EDT

You know that so-called "biggest drawing in the World" made by pin-point DHL mailings of a GPS tracker? Well, all you doubting commenters were right: it's a complete and utter fake. While artist Erik Nordenankar was allowed into a DHL warehouse, that's about it as far as any real mail is concerned. A note on his website says "This is fictional work. DHL did not transport the GPS at any time." So, no GPS tracker, no DHL pin-point global mailing. Just one big steaming pile of fakeness. [Gadget Lab]

The Biggest Drawing in The World: Created With the Help of GPS and DHL [GPS]

Sean Fallon — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

I have to hand it to Erik Nordenankar and DHL for devising what has to be the most creative fusion of art and technology to date. The concept was simple but brilliant: place a GPS device in a briefcase and mail it via DHL with precise travel instructions over the course of a 55-day period. When all was said and done, the GPS data formed a virtual self-portrait of the artist that spread over 6 continents and 62 countries covering nearly 70,000 miles.

Apparently, the drawing was done as part of an advertising campaign for DHL—which explains why a briefcase that looks like a bomb managed to crisscross the world in an accurate manner. However, DHL does know a thing or two about taking long circuitous routes on their way to a destination, so this ad makes perfect sense. UPDATE: This drawing is fake, fake, fake! Here is the real deal. [Worlds Biggest Drawing via Hack a Day]

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GPS-Tracked Biggest Drawing in the World is Complete Fake [GPS]

The Biggest Drawing in The World: Created With the Help of GPS and DHL [GPS]