"The Art of Surveillance"

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The Art of Surveillance

Is there such a thing as citizen-friendly surveillance? Designers, filmmakers and architects are making art out of the technology that watches over us. Mindful of Google Earth, camera phones, over-the-counter spy gear, reality TV, terrorist-conscious politicians and security-obsessed corporations, these interactive auteurs put their own spin on a surveillance-saturated global culture. Is New Voyeurism the next genre?

Left: In San Pedro, California, Mojo shines a spotlight on pedestrians walking down the sidewalk. The pole-mounted robot is guided by two video cameras perched on a nearby rooftop. Its German-born creator Christian Moeller says he simply wants to energize street life in the southern California port town. "Think about the follow spot for a circus clown or a Broadway musical," Moeller says. "The way Mojo looks takes it out of this context of evil-looking tools of repression."

Извор: http://www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/2007/11/gallery_surveillance_art

 

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