Visual Art Oct 23, 2008 at 4:00 am

The Messy Feedback Loops of Surveillance Art

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The government is rationalizing its surveillance by claiming that people in public places have no right to expect privacy.

That being the case I believe we should be insisting that all such "public place" surveillance be made available in real-time on the internet for everyone to see.

If we do that we can ensure that the cameras are not used to peer into apartment windows, as the cameras at Cal Anderson have sometimes seemed to be so aimed.
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Great review. Well said.
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so good to see a quality, curated art show that is actually dealing with something relevant!
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reminds me of 1984. the gov has cameras in all living quarters, but the tenants never know if they are being watched or not.
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Actually, I'm quite certain it was filmed in France, in Marseilles, where there is a firm and vibrant Muslim population. Check your facts, Ms. Graves.
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Natasha: Nope. It was filmed in North Africa. http://www.eai.org/eai/title.htm?id=1067…
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Natasha: I double-checked with Gary Hill himself, since you seemed so sure, and you are absolutely right. The group that distributed the video mislabeled it. My sincere apologies and we'll get it corrected right away!

Jen

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