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September 21, 2007
Panopticism: Interior Hall
To look out from within seems natural. Objectivity is rooted in the world outside of the viewer. However if we switch the perspective of that which is being viewed is there a clear distinction being inner and outer world?
Michel Foucault's notion of Panoptics implies there is a focal point in which all that can be viewed lies within the visible spectrum of the viewer. What happens if the viewer exists outside this visible range? In this instance looking in from without marks the transition from linear to non linear surveillance.
Posted by Karen at September 21, 2007 08:03 PM