So much for those creepy Guy Fawkes masks that Anonymous likes so
much. Surveillance chic has just gotten weirder. If you're worried that
Google Street View will catch you on camera the next time you go grocery
shopping, you might want to don Pixelhead, a creation of Berlin-based
multi-media artist, Martin Backes.The headgear, which Backes created in
2010 but recently made available for purchase, is based on a balaclava
that's been adorned with a pattern consisting of an enlarged, pixilated
image of Hans-Peter Friedrich,2.5 Inch LCD Monitor With Sony CCD Camera Motion Detection Germany's Minister of the Interior.
(Friedrich, by the way, is the guy responsible for anti-terrorism, data security, and all things identity-based, like passports and ID cards). You can't actually tell that Pixelhead is based on a specific person; the pixels are blown up to such a degree that the wearer's head resembles a blob of crackling TV static.Waterproof 60pcs LED PIR Sensor Security Video Camera Light Security Video Light The mask is dizzying to look at, and that's the point. "It's media camouflage for the Internet age," says Backes.In Pixelhead, Backes has created an object that uses the tools of surveillance, like cameras and digital imaging, to make such surveillance impossible.
He was motivated by questions about the changing definition of anonymity. "The social consequences of giving up our privacy aren't foreseeable yet," he says. "Whether it is voluntary on social networks, Full HD1080P Extrame Sport Camera Waterproof or involuntary through digital industry surveillance and state control." He says a lot of people don't realize that Facebook is collecting and logging the details of our daily lives or that our smartphones so easily allow third parties to track our movements. "Walking is publishing," he told me, and this makes him wary.
(Friedrich, by the way, is the guy responsible for anti-terrorism, data security, and all things identity-based, like passports and ID cards). You can't actually tell that Pixelhead is based on a specific person; the pixels are blown up to such a degree that the wearer's head resembles a blob of crackling TV static.Waterproof 60pcs LED PIR Sensor Security Video Camera Light Security Video Light The mask is dizzying to look at, and that's the point. "It's media camouflage for the Internet age," says Backes.In Pixelhead, Backes has created an object that uses the tools of surveillance, like cameras and digital imaging, to make such surveillance impossible.
He was motivated by questions about the changing definition of anonymity. "The social consequences of giving up our privacy aren't foreseeable yet," he says. "Whether it is voluntary on social networks, Full HD1080P Extrame Sport Camera Waterproof or involuntary through digital industry surveillance and state control." He says a lot of people don't realize that Facebook is collecting and logging the details of our daily lives or that our smartphones so easily allow third parties to track our movements. "Walking is publishing," he told me, and this makes him wary.
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