Metaveillance

Metaveillance is an installation piece with 8 CCTV cameras, a switcher and a TV. The cameras are spread around the space, pointing at each other, the tv and the insides of the switcher. The video is a composition in which the bigger frame documents the installation whereas the smaller 4:3 frame captures the switcher output. The work builds upon the concepts of non-human photography (Joanna Zylinska), self-governance (Michel Foucault) and black boxes (Bruno Latour). The work is “directed” by the switcher, which swipes through the sources and overwatches the circuitry, making sure they function accordingly. In the end, a pointless CCTV system emerges with the sole purpose of watching its sub-systems to perform their work.