Panoptic Dream

A strange arrogance compels us not only to possess the other, but also to penetrate his secret, not only to be desired by him, but to be fatal to him, too.

The sensuality of behind-the-scenes power: the art of making the other disappear.


That requires an entire ritual.

Sophie Callle

homage to my neighboors no.2,025

testing the birds on me

+click photo for movement

progress in large numbers

i haven't been posting updates because im still in the process of going over material and working on it.

i have seen until now . . .

a total of:

1. 4,000 pictures of my neighboors (including many people walking up the stairs :), washing dishes, staring out the window, and working at the computer) and i have choosen 1,000 to process in video. .
2. 5 hours of footage
3. 2,344 photos of the birds flying (still in the process of image selection which needs to get down to 75 for budget purposes of printing for slides).

* * * and of course still working on the max patch * * *

simplest simplest max patch

+ missing how to make full screen, control of isight

the comfort of repetition