Obnoxious Arm / You have a new follower

This unsettling interactive kinetic artwork features a human-looking arm holding a smartphone that tracks you relentlessly across the space, streaming your image online. Initially exploring the themes of anxieties about privacy and consent, it also questions our desire to be seen, observed, and captured. It explores the line between constant surveillance by peers and the need for individual attention in an age of intense social media competition. Finally, the playfulness that the viewer might experience when interactive with the work leads into the concept of voluntary submission to surveillance and data gathering.