The other view
media-installation 2018
video / pictures
video / pictures
By hacking as an art practice The Other View explores two perspectives of surveillance: first, the gathering of our data by tech companies through social-media based on the information we provide in exchange for their free services, and second, the surveillance of our physical presence by IoT devises, in this case IP-cameras.
For this project I connected to IP-cameras at some mirror gallery imitating Yayoi Kusama's mirror installations. The visitors are taking selfies in these mirrors and posting them on social media. This project demonstrates the supplementation of IP-camera surveillance by self-representation through social media.
An IP-camera at the mirror gallery is installed to look down from above the entrance and shows a non-human point of view by observing reality as it is. At the same time, visitors represent clichés of social constructs by looking at themselves from an imaginary Other's point of view.
For this project I connected to IP-cameras at some mirror gallery imitating Yayoi Kusama's mirror installations. The visitors are taking selfies in these mirrors and posting them on social media. This project demonstrates the supplementation of IP-camera surveillance by self-representation through social media.
An IP-camera at the mirror gallery is installed to look down from above the entrance and shows a non-human point of view by observing reality as it is. At the same time, visitors represent clichés of social constructs by looking at themselves from an imaginary Other's point of view.
