CAN WE THRESHOLD REFUGE BENEATH A MILLION EYES?

// BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK //

CONFLUENCE - STUDIO SURVIVAL

London. 10 million inhabitants. 1 million CCTV cameras. 1 camera for every 10 citizens. Average capturing rate; 100 times per day per person. 2019 Facial Recognition is being implemented. Recognition Accuracy: 89% Predictive Policing with AI algorithms is being tested. A game of hide and seek. Chasing and being chased.

My project creates an architectural system to facilitate surveillance invisibility. The perforated plasterboards defeat the contradiction between connection and privacy. Light can enter. Air can flow. If your close enough you can get a glimpse of the other side. The connection is there. But at the same time the privacy. The cameras will not see you. The authorities outside cannot recognize you. A temporary zone of autonomy.