‘”Dereliction of Duty” is a real-time video installation using a networked security camera normally seen around streets and buildings. This artwork considers a surveillance camera named to ‘SEOUL DSN6-3#2F’ as a living creator which thinks and acts like a human being. It provides viewers a live scene of its surroundings without any kind of adjustments.
However, the interesting point of this work is the fact that the camera is looking up the prosaic sky instead of looking down the street for the purpose of surveillance. The live video of the camera looks like a still image of a sky, and has no exciting visual components and narratives. In addition, it provides viewers ambient noise coming from out of the camera angle. From the perspective of the one who has power and control, this kind of action of the camera maybe considered as dereliction of duty.
The ‘SEOUL DSN6-3#2F’ as an intermediary in between control and subject (or power and confinement) attempts to escape from the constructive system of modern society through turning his head toward the sky which symbolizes freedom.’
Byeong-Sam Jeon exhibits “Dereliction of Duty” (10:12 min., 2010) created especially for Netfilmmakers 19.edition: “Surveillance. A double-edged sword: comfortable security and confined society.”
See the work on Netfilmmakers here: “Dereliction of Duty”
Byeong-Sam Jeon is an internationally recognized electronic artist, curator, and interdisciplinary scholar whose interests include Telematic Culture, Trans-Human/Cyborg Theories, Bio-Robotic Arts, Computational Assistive Technology, Active Cyber-Hippie Movement, Development of Interdisciplinary Educational Programs, Social Interaction Design, and various Minority Issues. His work explores how interdisciplinary research creatively influences our society in positive ways and makes the world more harmonious. One of his projects, Telematic Drum Circle has gathered more than 260,000 Internet users and offline participants from 59 countries to promote global harmony across the world since it was released in September 2007.
Byeong-Sam Jeons website: http://www.bsjeon.net/
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