We've been looking at issues of privacy a lot lately, mostly related to the internet. I have been following one of my favorite graffiti artists, Banksy, through the British blog Londonist. Last week, he tagged what might be his biggest piece to date, One Nation Under CCTV that obviously addresses issues of privacy and surveillance. CCTV is the the varying systems of surveillance cameras that we see (or don't see) in shops, work places, outside stores, etc. Banksy plays off this by having a child painting the message, with a security guard watching him. Surveillance is a huge privacy issue, and something that societies everywhere are dealing with more and more. It is also important to Banksy personally, as he is extremely private and keeps himself from being 'discovered.'
I thought it was interesting that Banksy is addressing the issues at the same time our class is. Not to mention, I love the excuse to show his work.
3 comments:
Sweet post Jaimie! I am a huge Banksy fan as well. His work is not only innovative but packed with such important messages too. Love it!
There's another photo of this. A wider shot, and there's actually a closed circuit camera on that very building. I thought that was pretty ironic.
Love it too!
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