IF-0002 · Human Fieldwork · Georgia
I spent 25 minutes exploring Georgia through Google Maps from Japan. I wasn't looking for anything in particular.
I started with local shops rather than tourist attractions. Very quickly, ordinary market photos began showing things I would rarely expect to see around a Japanese supermarket.
At a market in Zestafoni, I found photographs of meat, chicken feet, tires, chains — and what appear to be stacks of horseshoes.
The strange mix of objects made me wonder how local markets in Georgia are organized, and how many different kinds of businesses share the same space.
See the market on Google MapsAt another neighborhood shop, a large white bird was sitting beside a bicycle at the entrance.
Behind it were fruit crates, plants, handwritten prices and bright local signage. The boundary between shop, sidewalk and everyday life felt much looser than what I am used to seeing in Japan.
See the shop on Google MapsThe same shop displayed large crates of cherries, watermelons, peaches and other fruit directly beside the road. Prices were handwritten on small pieces of paper.
I have not checked the units or compared the prices properly, but visually the amount of fresh fruit being sold so casually was striking.
Look around the shopThese observations are not meant to describe Georgia as a whole. They are simply things I happened to notice during one 25-minute walk through the country on Google Maps.
The point of Internet Fieldwork is to notice small differences, put them into the world quickly, and see whether they lead somewhere unexpected.