18 – 21 November, 2009 (Wed – Sat)
Gallery Hours: 1:00PM – 5:00PM
Free Admission
Opening with Performative Act: Nov 18, 2009 (Wed) 7:00PM
Simon Fraser University (Communication) and the Vancouver Public Space Network present a public art exhibition by various artists at the Interurban Gallery from November 18 – 21, 2009. Free admission.
Despite Foucault’s famous assertion, it is becoming increasingly clear that in contemporary society, it is impossible to separate the notion of surveillance from that of spectacle. Technological advances have allowed the surveillance of our cities to become all but invisible, yet at the same time policing and security have become deliberately spectacular. Particularly, the upcoming securitization of Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics will forge a link between spectacle and surveillance on an unprecedented scale.
Surveilling Public Space looks to comment on the increasing normalization of surveillance cameras in contemporary society. Surveillance cameras are not merely functional but are also full of social meaning. The show will portray a variety of perspectives on the act of video surveillance in public space and its social, political, and economic implications. This exhibition posits to create a visceral or experiential understanding of the meaning of video surveillance in our society.
Artists:
Katelynn Bailey
Carey Dodge
V. Fors & S. Neumerschitsky
Julia Higgs & Byron Peters
Mandy Kolahi
Tina Krueger Kulic
Mireille Lo
Laura McKillop
Holly Parmley & Agnieszka Wojdyla
Dana Stewart
Amanda Leigh Theresa
C. Vallieres & P. Rarick
Lorinc Vass
Andrew Wade
Kevin Wals
