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Insecure


YEAR

2018


MATERIALS

steel, security camera

IN COLLABORATION WITH

WeiXiao Shen



Insecure: is a project that aims to challenge the status quo of surveillance systems, by changing the nature of its very core – the surveillance camera.

Security cameras rule public spaces. They are all around us, existing in complete silence. Their cold, motionless stare can create a feeling of unease, or result in an awkward, one sided interaction between the camera and an individual.

By changing the behaviour of the camera, to mimic how people often react when confronted with a stranger, it opens up the interaction into a polite, two-sided one. As soon as the camera senses an individual, it says “sorry” and then shyly looks away for a few seconds. This action renders the space “insecure”, providing the individual with the agency to reclaim the public space.

The first Insecure camera was developed during a three day hackaton organized by Jesse Howard at Design Academy Eindhoven










SELECTION
Fuorisalone 2019 - official program
Porta Venezia in Design - official selection
ZERO Milano - official selection


Insecure: Public Space In The Age Of Big Data


YEAR
2019

CURATED BY
Virginio Briatore


SHOWN AT
Park Associati

The project was first shown at Park Associati during Milano Design Week 2019. It featured 6 Insecure cameras installed outside and in the corridor creating an inviting atmosphere to draw people into the exhibition space. Once there, they were faced with a vision of an Orwellian future; a death of public space, privacy and a society run by a digital dictatorship.

By subverting the expectations when entering the space, we wanted to encourage critical engagement and start a discussion about the regulations of public space security.