Peekaboo

Eliza Nguyen

Peekaboo is an intervention in the public/private spheres of the web, over which users may or may not have control. It is inspired by Michel Foucault’s theory on the power of the observer via the Panopticon. This website brings forth those ideas and gives the user an experience with a camera that invades their personal space. The Internet is open source and straddles the notions of public and private. Once the user has entered the site, they can choose to use the camera as a tool to either engage or disengage with the rest of the world. If they decide to take a photo, the image will forever be published on the Internet for anyone to see.

2014

Website

20 in x 12.5 in