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A room with red damask wallpaper and a matching red carpet. In the centre, a figure draped in a shimmering silver cloth stands behind a wooden desk under a crystal chandelier.

Terrifying blog documents the times when the Google camera catches itself in a mirror

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Date
3 July 2014

Well, this is terrifying. Internet-loving artist Mario Santamaria has taken advantage of Google’s scheme to take the world into art galleries and ornate buildings all over the world by collecting screenshots of moments where the Google camera catches its own reflection in a mirror. Ghostly figures interact with the camera in some shots, and in others the machinery is draped with a weird silver cloth – first prize goes to the person who can identify what this cloth actually does. For me this is the best Google-related blog since Jon Rafman’s 9 Eyes and is hopefully a new dawn for simple, spine-tingling projects that linger with you just a smidge longer than you’d like.

A wide shot of an ornate, empty hall with polished floors and large, carved columns. In the centre, a silver-wrapped object stands before a curved red sofa.
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The Camera in the Mirror

A figure draped in a white sheet stands in the centre of an ornate, gold-trimmed room. The figure is positioned beneath a chandelier, facing a tall window that looks out onto a city street.
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The Camera in the Mirror

An ornate gold-framed mirror reflects a lavishly decorated room. The reflection shows gilded furniture, a large tapestry on the wall and a hanging lantern.
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The Camera in the Mirror

A wide shot of a hallway with a patterned tiled floor and pale yellow walls. A red wooden partition with glass doors stands in the centre, flanked by dark wood doors and a classical bust on a plinth.
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The Camera in the Mirror

A figure wrapped in reflective silver foil stands in the centre of an ornate, classical hall. The room features grand stone arches, carved columns and a sweeping staircase.
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The Camera in the Mirror

A small, grey robot stands in a room filled with large, red-tinted photographs of human figures. The images are printed on panels that create a narrow, mirrored corridor.
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The Camera in the Mirror

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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