This 2021 video is a collaboration between Google and New York Times Advertising featuring visual artist Kennedi Carter and her discussion of image equity. Carter’s work highlights the aesthetics and sociopolitical aspects of Black life as well as the overlooked perspectives of the Black experience: skin, texture, trauma, peace, love and community. The video makes the case that smartphones like Google’s democratize the capturing, documentation and presentation of sometimes invisible communities. 

discussion

Why does Carter say she decided to streetcast the ad? Do you think she succeeds?

How does this ad define “image equity”?

Does this video prioritize Carter’s art or selling the Google Pixel?

What are the pros and cons of artists working with large corporations like Google?