performance of mapping Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras
around the UK's parliament in London and a video record of that
performance by Ambient.tv's Manu Luksch.
Starting with a HAL 9000-like image of a CCTV lens, the video of "Mapping
CCTV In Whitehall" has a glitchy techno aesthetic of sound and images with
a post-MTV-Style Guide reportage feel. The first half consists of a
recording of the police stop-and-search interviewing Luksch under
anti-terrorism legislation, with a map of the area superimposed. The
second half consists of CCTV views of the range of Camera number 40 being
taped out, and of the people caught within those bounds. Words flash on
the screen to identify the subjects of CCTV (....Artists! Sexy Arses!).
This redeployment of the language of mass media visual persuasion opens up
what we see rather than closing it down, making it a very effective
encapsulation of the project's ideas and aesthetics.
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