The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Opens Friday, September 22, 2023, in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
This timely exhibit considers surveillance beyond the realm of cameras and their watchers, exposing the profound influence of data.
Learn about the historical instruments that have been used to transform individuals and landscapes into data. Uncover how powerful entities, from colonial empires to U.S. intelligence agencies, have harnessed surveillance data to produce and perpetuate social hierarchies. Immerse yourself in interactive critical artworks that challenge and resist surveillance through data. Look beyond vision and toward data to reveal an elusive, and now ubiquitous, form of visibility.