Following on with my idea of holding an exhibition that involves photos of eyes and faces, I have decided to do a little research into big brother and how the world is watching you.
In the UK there is approximately 1 CCTV camera for every 32 people, with there being just under 2 million recorded. The majority of these are in fact inside and owned privately, however city streets are also owned by them.
The use of CCTV is going so far now that they are even being used in school toilets and changing rooms to prevent theft and bullying.
But is not all bad news, CCTV helps the British Transport Police monitor criminal’s cars, speed limits and more. They also help to catch wanted people, frequently used on Crimewatch.
I think the idea of using photography as a way of making people feel like they are being watched is a very interesting one. In a way, using photos of eyes would replace cameras as that in itself could make people feel guilty or like they are being watched.
I had the idea of putting them in several places like in toilets, corridors, alleyways and just in corners and gaging how people react to them. This would also be quite a cheap and easy way of holding an exhibition as it would just involve printing some pictures off. You could also use various different facial expressions to see how the photos affect people differently.
