Trace Recordings

Overview

In response to recent events surrounding the culpability of surveillance networks, UTS's newest exhibit offers a curious perspective on 21st century surveillance methods. Trace Recordings is a collection of works by 11 artists who use a variety of media to examine modern surveillance mechanisms and explore how they affect our behaviour and perceptions of public and private spaces.

Using both analytical and playful methods, Trace Recordings examines the scale and intricacy of surveillance technologies from an artistic perspective. Works range from top-secret NSA listening stations to Stranger Visions, Heather Dewey-Hagborg's series of sculptures that went viral after she modelled their features off DNA from discarded chewing gum.

Following the exhibition opening are a number of public events, including a panel discussion, UTSpeaks lecture, and interactive workshops such as CV Dazzle, an experimentation with makeup styles to distort facial recognition software. If you’re a fan of crime scene investigation dramas, this is your chance to step into one.

The exhibition opening is from 6-8pm on October 22. Other events are at various times. For more info, see the UTS website