P003 → FUTURE SAS DEVICES










2024

Future SAS Devices explores how individuals and communities can subvert or challenge the authority of surveillance systems in the postmodern context, and whether it is possible to escape the everyday surveillance of the future. 

The primary objective is to provoke critical reflection on the balance between connectivity and privacy in the digital age. By challenging the omnipresent state of surveillance, this project aims to stimulate discussions on its impact on personal identity and social structures. In a society where anonymity and privacy are virtually extinct, it underscores the right of individuals to evade monitoring. The project seeks to sensitize us to the ubiquitous nature of surveillance while creating an immersive experience that makes participants acutely aware of their roles within a digital panopticon.



《未来反监控道具》 主要探讨后现代语境下,个人和社区如何颠覆或挑战监控系统的权威,以及我们是否有可能逃脱日常监视。

项目的主要目标是唤起人们对数字时代连接性和隐私之间的平衡的批判性反思。旨在挑战无处不在的监控常态,并引发人们对其对个人身份和社会结构影响的思考:在不可能匿名的、完全没有隐私的监控饱和社会下,每个人依然拥有躲避监控的权利,我们需要对无处不在的监控常态保持敏感。




In the digital era, surveillance has become ubiquitous, seamlessly integrating into our daily routines.  The project envisions a future, specifically the year 2037, where biometric technologies are deeply woven into the fabric of daily life. These technologies extend identification and authentication processes to personal devices and public infrastructure, leading to a society where anonymity and privacy are virtually nonexistent.





Future surveillance technology goes beyond traditional biometrics to monitor even the smallest bodily functions and behaviors, making anonymity a challenge. Set against a future dystopian work environment, the project imagines surveillance covering not just fingerprints and facial recognition but also minute details like eyelashes, fingernails, and nose hairs.




BlinkBlur SAS Device Features



ShapeShift SAS Device Features



TrackTwist SAS Device Features











During the making of these anti-surveillance tools,
I invite the audience to my workshop to contemplate the future body parts and personal behaviors that surveillance technologies might monitor. 
We create simple prototypes using materials like cardstock,  showcased through photography.




Exhibited at Orleans House Gallery, London.