Most of Me
Artist Statement
The advent of the forward facing camera on cell phones in 2014 brought about a fundamental change in society and with it the proliferation of the ‘selfie’ perspective in many creative works of art. Using my cell phone from May 2014 through to May 2015 I logged almost 11,000 selfie photos, with the purpose of creating a body of creative works which showcase the varying expressions and vulnerable behaviours that such technologies facilitate. Out of all of those images I chose twenty (25) photos which best represent my emotional range during that period - from deep grief and sadness, through to happiness and freedom.
Medium
Photography
Type
Online Exhibition
Duration
May 2015 ongoing
Further Details
This creative body of works delves into the vulnerable states we are now providing with constancy to an ever expanding surveillant State. Cell phone engineers were quick to ascertain that a forward facing camera not only opens out ‘Facetime’ applications such as secure banking and other application access, adding authentication protocols add nauseam to an already burgeoning state of surveillance. This exhibition of works was the end result conceptually for the investigations I was conducting as a researcher for my PhD at the time, examining the socio-ethical implications of the diametrically aligned body worn cameras (BWCs).
Links
Download my PhD Thesis [ PDF ]
