Since the topic this week is surveillance, and because some of the readings (Browne and Gaboury) touch on the affective responses of those who are consistently subject to surveillance, I wanted to share this project (by one of the brilliant MA+P PhD candidantes!) that I recently became aware of: http://behnazfarahi.com/caress-of-the-gaze/.
Farahi's work is a 3D-printed dress that registers the gaze, and is activated and reshaped by it. I think this work is a beautiful visualization of the affective response to the gaze, and how our bodies are affected by it.
I think this would also function as an example of "souveillance" in the way it is presented here: as a way to track and respond to the male gaze. But we could also imagine this technology being implemented from the top-down. For example, police gear which analyzes "criminal" responses and shifts its makeup accordingly.
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