CCTV
We had the wartime graffiti ‘Kilroy was here’ To scare the sh*t out of the Nazi Now we have the everyday Freddy on TfL Anonymous compulsory masked under the eye of CCTV We can’t help but wonder at how smart is the AI The problem must be with the input… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night […]
The world of instant image Digital Polaroid age of social porn Anything goes if it is on a smartphone or CCTV Ban the cameras as obscene objects from the past Too busy to talk as we are heading for the cliffs… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Night transforms the mega cities into light shows Tentacular cites like giant Krakens hunting for flesh Cthulhu puts on a shimmering dress to lure the sleepless The avenues are its long sleeves and the city lights shiny rhinestones Reality hopelessly seeks refuge in the deep corners of shadow Contagious night life spreads like a hologram […]
Walking around the Hill blowing the vuvuzela The banned African trumpet in fear the white walls crumble But every prohibition brings its new violations, in the name of freedom Invisible walls are built around the people with razor wire and CCTV Fear inside of the fear outside, every home has its own lock-down Mad […]
Black and silver cyborg looking girl hiding behind pink shades With metal and rhinestones, chain in the nose silver half-gloves Hel the lost love Maria the heroine of Metropolis or in the end, Moloch The probabilities are always open in a dystopian world The lesser danger of the CCTV watch against the brainwash perils of […]