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Jon Rafman
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<p>Jon Rafman (born 1981) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, and essayist. His work centers around the emotional, social and existential impact of technology on contemporary life. His artwork has gained international attention and was exhibited in 2015 at <a href="/facts/Mus%25C3%25A9e_d%2527art_contemporain_de_Montr%25C3%25A9al/osYzR11w">Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal</a> (Montreal) and <a href="/facts/Stedelijk_Museum_Amsterdam/ljXvLz4D">Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam</a>. He is widely known for exhibiting found images from <a href="/facts/Google_Street_View/Ruqzal5A">Google Street View</a> in his online artwork <i>9-Eyes</i> (2009-ongoing). </p>