States of Surveillance

States of Surveillance is a visual commentary on the relationship between humans, the increasing prevalence of digital surveillance and the impact on perceptions of public space.

By utilizing open-source surveillance cameras, the project highlights the ways in which technology shapes and influences our interactions with, perceptions, and consumption of our environment. Through the collection of single frames taken over days, weeks, and months, I compile the images into a single image resulting in an abstracted landscape where glitches and imperfections are visible. States of Surveillance encourage viewers to question the authenticity and perspective of what they are seeing.

As the ease of access to the live feeds of privately-owned surveillance cameras continues to grow, our perception of physical spaces becomes increasingly filtered through technology. I seek to explore how the process of image-making and increasing surveillance can manipulate and distort our understanding of reality, highlighting the broader social and cultural implications of our increasingly digital existence.

Ultimately, States of Surveillance seeks to encourage the viewer to reflect on their own relationship with technology and the impact it has on their perception of the world around them. The project invites the viewer to engage with the images in a critical and reflexive way, encouraging them to consider the broader social and cultural implications of our increasingly digital existence.