Artwork | David Rokeby, 2001.Video projection, stored digital images, custom software | In multiple exhibitions, including “Early Delights/Deep Gardening,” curated by Su Ditta, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON.Machine for Taking Time was commissioned by the Oakville Galleries for the show “Earthly Delights/Deep Gardening.” In the piece, Rokeby’s “machine” consists of a surveillance camera that takes 1081 still images of the gallery’s gardens along the same path daily. David Spriggs, The Visible Spectrum, 2015. Exposed. A Reckoning Over Homophobia in the Democratic Party. W 4.5m x H13.7m x D .5m. Image courtesy of the artist. Double BlindArtwork | Antonia Hirsch, 2008 After 9/11, the NYPD established a secret “Demographics Unit” that mapped Muslim neighborhoods, dispatching plainclothes officers to collect photographs and information about Muslim businesses and gathering places. The piece highlights an ambiguity to this form of looking: as a viewer we first ask whether the captured images are performed, staged, or not, which then provokes a second questions as to what these differences would provide to the interpretation to the piece. © Kathleen Ritter. New media database projection. Variable dimensions | Various locations, including Hostel Haus Salon in Brooklyn, New York (2004) and “Art Souterrain” Festival in Montreal (2015)New York-based artist Eric Forman’s performance piece Auto-surveillance Encounter was first mounted in 2004 at the Hostel Haus Salon in Brooklyn, New York and later in Canada at the 2015 “Art Souterrain” Festival in Montreal. Timed performance. Tran T. Kim-Trang, Ocularis: Eye Surrogates, 1997, DVD. Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, Google, 2010. Collage, American -- 21st century -- Exhibitions. // Spriggs, David. For instance, artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has collected DNA samples from cigarette butts, chewing gum and stray hair, and has used these to create portraits of whomever the DNA belongs to. We don’t have ads, so we depend on our members — 35,000 and counting — to help us hold the powerful to account. Artworks Michael LewisArtist Interactive online installation. Website:You can find more information about Donna Szoke on her website, http://donnaszoke.com/. According to Szoke and MacDonald, the installation “emphasizes the human element of surveillance—a blink—that implies an inherent failure compared to machine surveillance.” The artists take the title of the piece from a 1967 Richard Brautigan poem, which articulates a vision of a loving and caring gaze of humanity, as a critique of the current state of surveillance that the artists see as being centrally concerned with crime and consumerism. Image courtesy of the artist. Thomas Kneubühler, Accessed Denied, 2007-2014. Melanie Lowe, You Saw Me?, 2008. The title, Visible Spectrum refers to the portion of electromagnetic waves that are capable of being detected by the human eye, and highlights the extensions of these capabilities through the use of surveillance technologies. Invisible Performance No. Arnold KoroshegyiArtist Pierre TremblayArtist Artwork | Marika Dermineur and Stéphane Degoutin, 2003-ongoingInteractive Online InstallationGoogle House is an online interactive installation that incorporates found images from www.google.com into a database. Getting Called a “Faggot” Wasn’t Even the Worst Response. Photograph by Paul Litherland. 360-degree surveillance mirrors, fasteners. Neo Conceptual Art .. 29 (Épier quelqu’un ou quelque chose de sa fenêtre), 2015-2016. Kathleen Ritter The wave seems to have grown larger in the wake of the leaks from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and this is fortunate. It is the desire for acknowledgment through communication to one’s friends and functions as a fleeting representation of the self in a moment of time.” In this way, Lowe recontextualizes and publicizes users “status updates” in order to challenge the ideas of privacy and sharing of personal information.Website:http://melanielowe.tumblr.com/ The tripods stick outward to create a large spherical structure that takes on a life of its own. New Masters. In this way, Broken Arrow makes visible these often invisible technologies and their signals. Arnold Koroshegyi, Rupture, 2009. Melanie Lowe, You Saw Me?, 2008. Steve GiassonArtist Zérodeux, revue d'art contemporain trimestrielle et gratuite Eric Lander, Biden’s pick for top science adviser, co-authored a damning report on the faulty forensic practices behind hundreds of wrongful convictions. Originally mounted in July and August 2012 at the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake BC, this project involved Janzen creating his own satirical law enforcement agency to investigate and surveil the activities of local burrowing animals, such as ground squirrels and marmots. Marika Dermineur and Stéphane Degoutin, Google House, 2003-ongoing. Image courtesy of the artist. © David Spriggs. C-prints. © Thomas Kneubühler. How many covert wars, miscarriages of justice, and dystopian technologies would remain hidden if our reporters weren’t on the beat? | Kunst in Berlin In the exhibition, “Cake on the Icing,” curated by Shaun Dacey, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto. Interactive media. © Antonia Hirsch. 3 au 10 mars 2016. ArtistDatabase work: Forman, Eric. Data Collection Oil on canvas. It’s just a microcosm of today’s vibrant surveillance art scene. ArtistGiasson, Steve. As a writer, it’s hard to say this but there’s more variety and excitement in surveillance art than in surveillance writing. Marika Dermineur and Stéphane Degoutin, Google House, 2003-ongoing. Kate McQuillen 2013. The other side is a cooler catalog of the gallery visitors. Thomas Kneubühler (function(d, s, id) { Antonia Hirsch, The Invisible Hand (after Adam Smith), 2009, surveillance mirrors. ©Kathleen Ritter. Interactive online installation. Lowe earned a Bachelor of Design in Communication Design from NSCAD University, and a Master of Arts in Visual Art from York University. Installation. ArtistDatabase works: Marman, Jennifer and Daniel Borins. You may have already requested this item. Edwin Janzen © Marika Dermineur and Stéphane Degoutin. RuptureArtwork | Arnold Koroshegyi, 2008. New media database projection. Double Blind, 2008. Eric Forman, Auto-surveillance Encounter, 2004 and 2015. Painting, American. This exhibition features a new project by Juárez-based collective Animales de Poder. Installation (detail), mirrored acrylic domes. | Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON.Sorting Daemons was mounted at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen's University (Kingston) from 16 January to 18 April 2010. The two have been working together since 2000, creating a variety of sculpture, installation, and multi-media works.Website:http://www.marmco.com/ The artwork captures the signals and electronic communication found in wireless devices such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular phones, radio, and GPS, each registered signal marked by an auditory signal and a visual design. Michael A. Robinson, Subject to Scrutiny, 2013. Digital installation, Geolocation app, smartphone. Jason Kuhrt, Sousveillance Project, 2010-ongoing. David Spriggs, Installation view from PRISM (including The Logic of Control, Transparency Report, and The Visible Spectrum), 2015. The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living. In multiple exhibitions, including “Wide Open” at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Hamilton, ON, 2008, and “Sorting Daemons: Art, Surveillance Regimes and Social Control,” Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON, 2009.Ritter is an artist and curator based in Vancouver and Paris. © Melanie Lowe. They are the opposite of the acronym-laden news stories we read: NSA, FISA, PGP, PRISM, ACLU, EFF, SIGINT, GCHQ, TOR, FOIA, HTTPS, are you still awake? He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his work is in the permanent collection of both the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Fine Arts Museum of Quebec. Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, Google, 2010. 360-degree surveillance mirrors, fasteners. Camcorders, cameras, tripods. Artists and artworks: The series Invisible Performances was realized as part of the 'Micro Interventions in public space' section from the DARE-DARE Center of Dissemination of Multidisciplinary Art, Montreal.Website:http://www.stevegiasson.com/ Eva Clouard, Mont-reel, 2015. Kathleen Ritter, Interloper, 2005. © Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins. In multiple exhibitions, including “Early Delights/Deep Gardening,” curated by Su Ditta, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON. Kathleen Ritter, Hidden Camera, 2008. With artists David Bouchard and Bruno Lessard, and composer Alex Geddie, Tremblay has worked on other incarnations of the Meta Incognita project, including Meta Incognita—Variations Estivales (2011) and Meta Incognita: Summer Variations (2012). Currently, Giasson is completely his PhD in Études et practiques des arts at l’Université du Québec à Montréal.Website:http://www.stevegiasson.com/ In multiple exhibitions.This video installation was commissioned by the Goethe Institute in Toronto for its “Surveillance Terrorism Democracy” programme. This installation by Kemp was created as part of the group exhibition “Sorting Daemons: Art, Surveillance Regimes and Social Control” at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, ON. Artwork | Eva Clouard, 2015.Digital installation, Geolocation app, smartphone. © Dave Kemp. The exhibition Watched! The adjudication process of who and what to include in this list is open and flexible; if you’d like to make suggestions, please send a message via the Contact page. Image courtesy of the artist. Painting. Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Canada. ArtistDatabase works: Lowe, Melanie. Image courtesy of the artist. Photograph used on poster by Brenda Liu. © David Rokeby. Mixed media. Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. Margaret Keller’s message in her Surveillance exhibition at Gallery 210 will fit right in with your Black Mirror binge. Engravings on 9 sheets of tempered glass layered and spaced in transparent plexi-glass display units. Image courtesy of the artist. Artwork | Steve Giasson, 2015 and 2016.Mixed media. Image courtesy of the artist. Edwin Janzen, Conspiracy Case, 2012. Watched! In "Shutters," an exhibition opening in UB Art Gallery today and running through Nov. 23, artists like Niels Bonde from Copenhagen address the concept of contemporary surveillance in their art often by simultaneously placing the viewer in the role of watching while being watched. Endure sensory deprivation, surrender to surveillance cameras, and snap scarily close-up photos of your retina at these six participatory art exhibits, where … // Janzen, Edwin. Photographe: Daniel Roy. Vancouver Community College. Dave Kemp This piece has been included in a variety of exhibitions, including at Centre 3, Hamilton, ON, (Sept 6 to Oct 19, 2013); "Cyber Insecurities" at Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Aug 30 to Sept 27, 2013); Nuit Blanche/Art Souterrain, Montreal, (March 2-17, 2013); and CRAM International, St. Catharines, ON (April 27 to May 22, 2012). © David Spriggs. He has exhibited widely in national and international exhibitions, and is the recipient of a number of prestigious artist awards.Website:http://www.davidrokeby.com/ Antonia Hirsch, the invisible hand (after Adam Smith), 2009. Image courtesy of the artists. Ian Verchere is a Vancouver-based writer and creative director who has produced best-selling video games for Electronic Arts, MTV, and his own company Roadhouse Interactive. Image courtesy of the artist. Camarillo, Calif., Feb. 27, 2014 – A daring, dynamic and, at times, disturbing interactive art exhibition will visit the campus of CSU Channel Islands (CI) in March, as renowned Los Angeles multimedia artist, surveillance sculptor and scenic artist Gary Lloyd debuts They: An Answer Driving the Problem, Revisited at CI’s Napa Hall Gallery. Online. js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=191989454304766&version=v2.0"; Warning message Attention! Image courtesy of the artist. Image courtesy of the artist. Rupture, 2009. js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; © David Spriggs. Michael Lewis, Some Will Take More Prodding, Others Will Be More Difficult, 2008. 2014. Pressure Monoprint on Rives BFK, 30" x 22." Exhibition poster, 2011. Some Will Take More Prodding, Others Will Be More Difficult Image courtesy of the artist. © Eric Forman. Digital video projection installation on a 4 minute loop. David Spriggs, Installation view from PRISM (including The Logic of Control, Transparency Report, and The Visible Spectrum), 2015. One of the scenes in Modern Times shows Charlie Chaplin’s character, the tramp, going into a bathroom to get away from the factory floor, only to find a monitor from which the factory manager sees him and orders him back to work. Computer, LCD screen, camera and projection. In the exhibition, “Cake on the Icing,” curated by Shaun Dacey, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto.Originally from Halifax, Lowe is a video and digital artist currently based in Toronto. Image courtesy of the artist. Interactive online installation. Censorship on art to normalize surveillance Posted on 9 October 2020 9 October 2020. Video projection, stored digital images, custom software. As Lowe writes, You Saw Me? Video projection, stored digital images, custom software. Google, 2010. Forman received his BA in 1995 from Vassar College and his MFA in 2002 from the Tisch School of Arts. Engravings on 9 sheets of tempered glass layered and spaced in transparent plexi-glass display units. C-prints. The project engages you far more deeply than a stack of original documents or news stories about them ever could. Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, Google, 2010. Each of the walls of the house are composed of different images of houses retrieved from Google images and Google maps. Earning her MFA from York University in Toronto, she works primarily in print media, drawing, and installation-based projects. Variable dimensions. It features images made surreptitiously or without … Walid Ra’ad, Part 3: Miraculous Beginnings, The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs, 1999, DVD. Image courtesy of the artist. 2012. In the group exhibition “Sorting Daemons: Art, Surveillance Regimes and Social Control,” Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON. The work depicts a scale projection of truck with 100 life-size figures in the trailer. Thomas Kneubühler, Private Property, 2006. Donna Szoke and Ricarda McDonald, And all watched over by machines of loving grace (Installation view from exhibition at Plug ICA), 2012. Sorting Daemon Born in Germany, Michael A. Robinson currently lives in Montreal, where he is an artist and educator in visual and media arts at l’Université du Québec à Montréal. © Kathleen Ritter. New media database projection. Image courtesy of the artist. Image courtesy of the artists. 29: To spy on someone or something from one’s window. © Jason Kuhrt. © David Spriggs. Some Will Take More Prodding, Others Will Be More DifficultArtwork | Michael Lewis, 2008. Drawing upon multidisciplinary praxis in his sculptural installations, he, in his own words, “examines the creative gesture, its conditions of emergence, and the position of the artist in face of art world conventions.” Robinson has exhibited throughout Canada and France, and his work is included in numerous permanent collections, including the Museé d'art contemporarin de Montréal, the Musée nationale des beaux-arts du Québec, and the Canada Council Art Bank.Website:http://www.michaelarobinson.org/ Germaine Koh © Steve Giasson. Image courtesy of the artist. Mixed media. Exhibition poster, 2011. Camcorders, cameras, tripods. Image courtesy of the artist. and all are watched over by machines of loving grace Video installation. In the group exhibition “Sorting Daemons: Art, Surveillance Regimes and Social Control,” Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON, 2009. He also developed a newer incarnation of the piece, Machine for Taking Time (Boul. 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