I heard Tori Allen on Metro Morning talking about the GOTCHA exhibit. An installation which asks people wandering around during Nuit Blanche to photograph a stranger on the street who is a "ethnic" and send the photograph to be displayed in real time, as part of the installation.
"Artists and audiences attending Nuit Blanche are welcomed to participate in this surveillance project. You can take photographs discreetly or overtly of people you identify as "ethnic" based on your own perception and interpretation.
Participants are asked to use their cell phones to capture faces, by using a pop mail server technology. These photos will be used to create a real-time projection in 401 Richmond."
Now while this is a fascinating concept - who defines what as "ethnic", this "surveillance project" is encouraging people to do more of something which is already a very touchy subject - photographing people on the street without their permission.
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