Observers becoming the Observed

This article highlights Trevor Paglen, an artist whose work centers around the relationship between the “real” world and the virtual world, as well as systematic prejudices that exist within systems of artificial intelligence. One of his current exhibitions includes an element where the people walking through the exhibit are recorded and broadcasted for anyone to see online. This reminded of the Communication Models reading that emphasized how art has two communicators; by becoming a part of the exhibit itself, the viewer is simultaneously a consumer of art and a creator.

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