Voyeur 2

An invisible guest

Surveillance is not quite the same as voyeurism but it is related. Michel Foucault's exploration of the panopticon in Discipline and Punishment really highlights the dehumanizing effect surveillance has on our daily lives. Yet in this age of terror-phobia we are increasingly subjected to more surveillance. I deliberately left my chair in the frame and kept it lighted to show a a sense of progression from the previous photo; still under surveillance, still being tracked. The move from black & white to colour is also a form of progression, in the sense that many people view black and white film photography as an antiquated process in this digital age. Voyeurism is also about dark shadows and obscured views, allowing one to see without the presence being felt.