The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by
Shoshana Zuboff, 2019, Excerpts
Berlin-based
artist Adam Harvey, whose work is aimed at the problem of surveillance and
foiling the power of those who surveil. Harvey’s art begins with reverse
engineering computer vision algorithms in order to detect and exploit their
vulnerabilities through camouflage and other forms of hiding. He is perhaps
best known for his “Stealth Wear,” a series of wearable fashion pieces intended
to overwhelm, confuse, and evade drone surveillance and, more broadly,
facial-recognition software. Silver-plated fabrics reflect thermal radiation,
“enabling the wearer to avert overhead thermal surveillance.” Harvey’s fashions
are inspired by traditional Islamic dress, which expresses the idea that
“garments can provide a separation between man and God.” Now he redirects that
meaning to create garments that separate human experience from the powers that
surveil.
Adam
Harvey Projects
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