I am endlessly fascinated by the lifecycle of emerging technologies. Many technological advancements begin in the military sector (thanks? Advanced Research Projects Agency network for the internet) and then spread to our homes in various forms of convenience technologies. These vintage vacuums are no different. I became fascinated by their shape, relating them to missiles and bombs. Each vacuum is painted as a rough facsimile of various missile color codes from various nations gathered from high-speed aerial photography message boards. Inside, you can view seemingly endless drone footage fed to me by my YouTube algorithm. The videos vary from natural disaster footage, hobbyist footage, tourism marketing, to aerial views of war-torn countries, all presented in a continuous stream, pointing to the ubiquity of drone technology as both militaristic and domestic.
