HOVERS Esther

False Positives

Pays-Bas

2016Jury

Intelligent surveillance cameras are increasingly present in the urban landscape: using algorithms, these cameras identify suspicious behaviour. Experts identify eight types of anomalies, amongst which are, prolonged pausing, a slow-moving person in a crowd, etc. These forms of deviant behaviour or movement within public space could indicate a person’s criminal intent. In her work, Esther HOVERS focuses on these “anomalies” in the business district of Brussels. Her photomontages and sketches question notions of normality and deviance with regard to behaviour within public space. Do we – as surveillance cameras do – perceive such behaviour as suspicious?

Laureate of the Tribew award 2016.
Download for free her digital book published by Tribew in the Collection WorkOf on : http://tribew.com/publishing/catalogue/esther-hovers/