Gruppen (uden dig)
"Gruppen (uden dig)" / "The Group (without you)" is an evasive surveillance installation using biometric face-recognition. A large set of jumpy eyes watches the exhibition space. Big-Brother is rendered as an insecure brother or sister, and not as a mythological "Eye of Providence". When gallery guests stare back at the image, the projected gaze disappears. But as soon as nobody is looking, a new set of eyes starts to monitor the space. This is a short demo of the "Eyes videos". |
"Vision runs back and forth from objects to eyes, and whatever is seen also sees. …And seeing is self-definition. Objects look back, and their incoming gaze tells me what I am."
James Elkins: The Object Stares Back (1996)
James Elkins: The Object Stares Back (1996)
This project was made for the View the opening on "Kunstpausen #31" (approx. 1:45 into the video)