Eye in the Sky
Year of Creation:
2024
Media:
Projector, Computer, Motion-Tracking Camera, Custom Software
Dimensions:
Variable
Interaction Type:
Computer-Vision
Duration:
Ongoing / Participant-Activated
Description:
A projected eye hovers above participants, blinking and following their every move. Powered by a motion-tracking camera and custom software, the installation creates the sensation of being constantly watched by a presence larger than life. Though the mechanisms of surveillance are left in plain sight—a visible camera, a laptop running the program—the inner workings remain opaque. Viewers understand they are being tracked, but not how. The result is a charged space of awe and unease, mirroring the dynamics of contemporary surveillance systems: their visibility is obvious, their operations concealed. Eye In The Sky transforms the gallery into a site where technological vision enacts both intimacy and intimidation.
Core Question:
How does the awareness of being watched alter our experience of space and self?
