Selfvillance - is an interactive installation built from retro CCTV technology, exposing the roots of surveillance capitalism.

● OBSERVATION IN PROGRESSYOU ARE PART OF THE PICTURE.

01 / CONCEPT

Surveillance, volunteered.

Selfvillance is an interactive installation built from retro CCTV technology, exposing the roots of surveillance capitalism. Participants step into the gaze of robotic cameras, watching themselves fractured across vintage CRT monitors — a reflection of how we now willingly trade personal data for attention and validation.

By merging playful self-exposure with the cold machinery of surveillance, Selfvillance reveals a deeper truth: surveillance today isn’t forced — it’s volunteered. We are both the watchers and the watched.

02 / INTERCEPTED SIGNALSELFVILLANCE / DOCUMENTATION

● REC CAM_04CLOSED CIRCUIT — OPEN SECRET

03 / OBSERVATIONS

One body. Multiple selves.

Selfvillance installation, exhibition view

Selfvillance CRT monitors and robotic cameras

04 / THE SYSTEM

Old technology.
A familiar gaze.

A version with six cameras and six monitors is in development.

Selfvillance installation system diagram

014 × vintage CRT TVs
024 × vintage PTZ cameras
03Fabricated brackets
04Bespoke presence sensor
05Control software

05 / PROJECT LOG

Concept

Blending self-facing cameras with surveillance aesthetics.

Hardware

90s CCTV rigs, live video loops and an interactive interface.

Identity

Retro-futurist typography, glitch animations and pixel fonts.