Being Perceived

Year of Creation:

2025

Media:

Polycarbonate Panels, One-Way Mirror Film, LED Lighting System, 4040 T-slot Extrusion, Found Objects, Speaker, Custom Software, Custom Controller

Dimensions:

8’ × 8’ × 8’ cubic installation + responsive courtyard environment

Interaction Type:

Participant-Controlled Visibility

Duration:

Ongoing / Participant-Activated

Description:

An immersive cube made of mirrored polycarbonate invites participants to choose: do you want to be perceived? If yes, interior lights activate, creating an infinity room effect while making the participants visible to those outside. If no, exterior lights turn on, rendering the cube opaque from within while leaving those inside hidden observers. The structure functions as both architecture and interface—its mirrored walls dramatizing the thresholds between exposure and concealment. Being Perceived examines the paradox of human connection: we protect ourselves from being seen even as we long to see others. The only space of mutual freedom occurs outside the system, in the unmediated moment before entering or after leaving the cube, where vulnerability and reciprocity are shared.

Core Question:

What does it mean to control your own visibility within a system designed to watch?

Exhibitions:

2025 — Artville Public Arts Festival, Nashville TN