Media Art in the Age of Surveillance

How can media art practices effectively interrogate our data environment? This studio course investigates systems that collect personal data, such as video and consumer databases, by turning their regulatory, contractual and legislative frameworks onto the systems themselves. Techniques include the `legal readymade', `tactical fiction', and algorithmically-driven discourse. A field trip will introduce drone mapping and choreographing. Assignments include individual projects, and class collaboration on a video that assembles our various approaches into a hybrid fiction-documentary. No prerequisites; basic video skills helpful.