An audiovisual installation that renders alarmingly visible the ubiquity of surveillance.

Twelve surveillance cameras, using facial recognition, blob tracking and subtraction algorithms, track and monitor the public and determine whether their proximity is ‘suspicious’. A temporary archive of recordings is collected and projected onto one wall, showing how close two visitors have been to one another and for how long. Such surveillance systems have been used to dispel riots (Hong Kong), identify security threats (prisons) and control the spread of infectious diseases (Covid-19). They are also watching us around the clock in the world’s major cities.