re👁gazing (2025)

Surveillance cameras are everywhere. They are part of government agencies and society. In the past, only powerful entities such as the police or the state could film. Today, ordinary people can also film – for example, with their smartphones.

Surveillance has been around for a long time. In the past, there was the “Panopticon” (in the 18th century). Later came “Big Brother” (from 1999). Today, there are cameras everywhere: on the street, in shops, at home. Sometimes the power shifts. When people film themselves, they can expose injustice. They then turn the gaze around. Who is watching whom?

We deal with surveillance: How does it feel to be observed? How do people move when they are being filmed? Are there tricks to hide? For example, masks or other movements. We look at places where there are many cameras: the airport or public places in Düsseldorf and Berlin.

We are interested in: Who has the power? Who is watching whom? How can power be reversed?