COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Scopophilia
Creator:
Bowman, Jeffrey Gordon
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Scopophilia is an interactive exploration of the evolving views on personal space and privacy in
the Internet age. The installation includes projections depicting the perspective of a voyeur
watching various women engaged in mundane tasks as a visual metaphor for the invasive manner
in which people enjoy watching the mundane activities of others via social media, reality
television and other media outlets. The projected images from the installation unfold in a
sequence on three walls for an immersive 180-degree experience that also includes an audio
track of a man breathing, a mapping sequence exploring the map features of several Facebook
users and a voice-over that personifies the obsession of anonymous social media users. The
installation operates on the premise that the psyche is the only place which people truly own and
actively seeks to invade that space.
The paper discusses the levels of progression between scopophilia, voyeurism and stalking as
well as how those elements affect both the work and society as a whole. It also details the
psychological aspects of the voyeuristic experience of the installation Scopophilia. Additionally,
it explores the dialog on the acceptable level of attention paid to the lives of others and the point
at which such attention becomes invasive.
the Internet age. The installation includes projections depicting the perspective of a voyeur
watching various women engaged in mundane tasks as a visual metaphor for the invasive manner
in which people enjoy watching the mundane activities of others via social media, reality
television and other media outlets. The projected images from the installation unfold in a
sequence on three walls for an immersive 180-degree experience that also includes an audio
track of a man breathing, a mapping sequence exploring the map features of several Facebook
users and a voice-over that personifies the obsession of anonymous social media users. The
installation operates on the premise that the psyche is the only place which people truly own and
actively seeks to invade that space.
The paper discusses the levels of progression between scopophilia, voyeurism and stalking as
well as how those elements affect both the work and society as a whole. It also details the
psychological aspects of the voyeuristic experience of the installation Scopophilia. Additionally,
it explores the dialog on the acceptable level of attention paid to the lives of others and the point
at which such attention becomes invasive.
Publisher:
Atlanta, Ga. : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-05
Format:
PDF : 23 p. : ill