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February 06, 2007
Fashion of Hiding
Clothing and Accessories to Hide or Keep Something Private
Hijab – hide female sexuality; hide from the male gaze
Hat
Glasses (sun) – hide identity, hide “the soul”
Hoodie – hide identity, blend in, sense of comfort
Fan – hide mouth/nose, modesty, hide too much emotion
High Collar
Umbrella
Posted by ges3 at 03:40 PM
February 14, 2007
Research...getting started.
I've reached out to Raffi Krikorian, Marc Libarle, Despina Papadopoulos, Mushon Zer-Aviv, and Marisa Olson for some research direction and advise.
From Raffi:
Met with him this week. Thought it was an interesting challenge to create no-tech items to address this issues. Most projects coming out of his class are tech heavy. Will get back to me with some of the readings from his syllabus. Check out the speaker for his class on 2/26/07 - Limor Fried.
Also check out the work of Kelly Dobson.
From Despina:
Bringing me some materials to look at on Thursday.
Read up on Steve Mann and idea of "sousveillance" and "equiveillance"
"I find your approach much more interesting, viable and humane in many ways (as opposed to cyborgian) but you should nevertheless be familiar with his work."
Readings: Paul Virilio
Related work: A. Dunne + F. Raby
From Muson:
Check-out/read: Foucault's Panopticism
Search www.we-make-money-not-art.com for surveillance related artworks.
Carnivore - a data surveillance software; some artists have been using in ther projects
Lots of references at CTRL Space - http://ctrlspace.zkm.de/e/
I should try to sit in on Marisa's class this Friday for relevant speaker.
From Marc:
Will meet with me in person on Friday.
From Marisa:
(Trying to get copies of video taken of her class speakers and a reading list.)
Posted by ges3 at 04:43 PM
Denis Beaubois
Posted by ges3 at 09:54 PM
Sousveillance and Equiveillance
Sousveillance (IPA: [suːˈveɪləns], French [suvɛjɑ̃s]) is the recording of an activity from the perspective of a participant in the activity (i.e. personal experience capture).
The term also refers to the recording or monitoring of real or apparent authority figures by others, particularly those who are generally the subject of surveillance. Steve Mann, who coined the term, describes it as "watchful vigilance from underneath."
Inverse Surveillancce of "Hierarchical sousveillance"
"us versus them" framework for citizens to photograph police, shoppers to photograph shopkeepers, or passengers to photograph taxicab drivers.
Personal sousveillance
is the art, science, and technology of personal experience capture, processing, storage, retrieval, and transmission, such as lifelong audiovisual recording by way of cybernetic prosthetics, such as seeing-aids, visual memory aids, and the like. Even today's personal sousveillance technologies like camera phones and weblogs tend to build a sense of community, in contrast to surveillance that some have said is corrosive to community.
Equiveillance is the a state of equilibrium, or a desire to attain a state of equilibrium, between surveillance and sousveillance.
Posted by ges3 at 10:03 PM
Panopticism
Michel Foucault. Discipline & Punish (1975), Panopticism
III. DISCIPLINE
3. Panopticism
"The gaze is alert everywhere..."
Posted by ges3 at 10:06 PM
The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility
The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility
by Kevin D. Haggerty (Editor), Richard V. Ericson (Editor)
NOTES:
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Posted by ges3 at 10:13 PM
February 15, 2007
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Posted by ges3 at 04:21 PM
February 21, 2007
Steve Mann
Wearcam...Steve Mann's webpage
"the world's first cyborg"
Wearable Computing
Sousveillance and Equivalence
Posted by ges3 at 07:16 PM
Related past ITP Student and Alumni Projects
Modes For Urban Moods
by Teresa Almeida
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The Millefiore Effect
Front, 2000
Ceremonial conflict suits: plastic, fabric, air, electronics
by ITP'ers: Ralph Borland, Jessica Findley, and Margot Jacobs
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kokoon
By: Maria Mayer , Luna Vega
visit url
Instructor(s): John Cleater, Jean-Marc Gauthier
virtual intersection space
Background:
"Kokoon" is a garment, which enables users to create their own private space in public, in order to reconnect with themselves. By pulling the dome like hood over their heads, the user can detach from his/her surroundings by experiencing an orphic environment. The stresses experienced by highly nomad individuals can thus be diminished through shutting down overbearing environments while facilitating spacial cognitive transitions.
Technical System:
By submerging themselves into dreamlike environment, the user can interact with virtual environment through bodily movement. 1. user puts jacket on 2. pulls the hood down 3. interact with video through bodily movement (i.e: elbow rotation)
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in(security)
by Ryan Holsopple
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Little Feet
by David Nolen, Mushon Zer-Aviv, and Toshiaka Osawa
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PEEPHOLES
By: Ryan Holsopple & Mirit Tal
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Distorted Image
by Jamie Allen
Posted by ges3 at 09:01 PM
Problems!!! & Questions???
Reflective (one-way) window tinting film is only supposed to be applied to glass or hard surface. They say it won't work on vinyl. I will try it anyways. Hopefully I can at least create a temporary piece for the thesis presentation.
If I can't use this material at all, how successful can this project be with the use of metalic looking fabric? Too much of a stretch conceptually?
Given that the materials I want to use are shiny and reflective the wearer who is "hiding" from surveillance will ironically stand out more? Is this too problematic?
Comments and suggestions please...
Posted by ges3 at 09:58 PM
February 22, 2007
Mosaic One-Way Mirror Fabric?????
So since I can't really use the reflective window tints of soft surfaces, class suggested creating fabric out of smaller pieces of plastic. Reference the dresses made out of metro cards or credit cards.
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Posted by ges3 at 08:21 PM