so it all started with wondering what I could learn about someone from that
could learn about someone from that
could learn about someone from that little piece of themself that they left
little piece of themself that they left
little piece of themself that they left behind a walk around the city and
behind a walk around the city and
behind a walk around the city and everywhere you see these genetic
everywhere you see these genetic
everywhere you see these genetic artifacts little clues that could tell
artifacts little clues that could tell
artifacts little clues that could tell you something about a person and I
you something about a person and I
you something about a person and I wanted to create these portraits of
wanted to create these portraits of
wanted to create these portraits of total strangers using tools at a
total strangers using tools at a
total strangers using tools at a community laboratory
community laboratory
community laboratory [Music]
stranger visions is meant to provoke
stranger visions is meant to provoke questions about privacy and surveillance
questions about privacy and surveillance
questions about privacy and surveillance a lot of people who have seen the work
a lot of people who have seen the work
a lot of people who have seen the work are concerned they wonder what if I
are concerned they wonder what if I
are concerned they wonder what if I dropped that cigarette butter what if
dropped that cigarette butter what if
dropped that cigarette butter what if that was my piece of hair and now I’m a
that was my piece of hair and now I’m a
that was my piece of hair and now I’m a face on a wall in a gallery what else
face on a wall in a gallery what else
face on a wall in a gallery what else might that mean and of course this piece
might that mean and of course this piece
might that mean and of course this piece is meant to provoke these kinds of
is meant to provoke these kinds of
is meant to provoke these kinds of questions people think genetic
questions people think genetic
questions people think genetic surveillance is the topic of science
surveillance is the topic of science
surveillance is the topic of science fiction but it’s actually a problem
fiction but it’s actually a problem
fiction but it’s actually a problem today personally I think that we can’t
today personally I think that we can’t
today personally I think that we can’t just be concerned about whether we
just be concerned about whether we
just be concerned about whether we individually have something to hide we
individually have something to hide we
individually have something to hide we need to protect those who do have
need to protect those who do have
need to protect those who do have genetic diseases who do face possible
genetic diseases who do face possible
genetic diseases who do face possible discrimination even though there is
discrimination even though there is
discrimination even though there is technically legislation that prevents
technically legislation that prevents
technically legislation that prevents genetic discrimination in employment and
genetic discrimination in employment and
genetic discrimination in employment and in insurance it’s not perfect and I
in insurance it’s not perfect and I
in insurance it’s not perfect and I think it’s also important to realize
think it’s also important to realize
think it’s also important to realize that there already is a population of
that there already is a population of
that there already is a population of people who are at a genetic database who
people who are at a genetic database who
people who are at a genetic database who are in a DNA surveillance database and
are in a DNA surveillance database and
are in a DNA surveillance database and these are people who are in the CODIS
these are people who are in the CODIS
these are people who are in the CODIS database you don’t have to have done
database you don’t have to have done
database you don’t have to have done anything wrong you could just be a
anything wrong you could just be a
anything wrong you could just be a suspect you could be someone who’s been
suspect you could be someone who’s been
suspect you could be someone who’s been arrested and you end up in this database
arrested and you end up in this database
arrested and you end up in this database forever beyond that there’s these major
forever beyond that there’s these major
forever beyond that there’s these major social justice issues of who is in their
social justice issues of who is in their
social justice issues of who is in their database with database bath Leoville
database with database bath Leoville
database with database bath Leoville represents minority population
represents minority population
represents minority population and so there’s a lot to unpack here in a
and so there’s a lot to unpack here in a
and so there’s a lot to unpack here in a dress
dress
dress as genetic surveillance issues become
as genetic surveillance issues become
as genetic surveillance issues become increasingly pervasive we’re going to
increasingly pervasive we’re going to
increasingly pervasive we’re going to need tools of counter surveillance
need tools of counter surveillance
need tools of counter surveillance things to protect us you can just leave
things to protect us you can just leave
things to protect us you can just leave your medical records on the subway for
your medical records on the subway for
your medical records on the subway for anyone to read it should be a choice who
anyone to read it should be a choice who
anyone to read it should be a choice who you share your information with and how
you share your information with and how
you share your information with and how I hope that invisible we represent a
I hope that invisible we represent a
I hope that invisible we represent a whole new line of research and
whole new line of research and
whole new line of research and development into DNA encounter
development into DNA encounter
development into DNA encounter surveillance as far as I know there’s no
surveillance as far as I know there’s no
surveillance as far as I know there’s no other DNA counter surveillance products
other DNA counter surveillance products
other DNA counter surveillance products available today but I predict that
available today but I predict that
available today but I predict that within the next five years
within the next five years
within the next five years DNA counter surveillance products like
DNA counter surveillance products like
DNA counter surveillance products like invisible become as commonplace as hand
invisible become as commonplace as hand
invisible become as commonplace as hand sanitizer
sanitizer
sanitizer [Music]
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