Seeing I - 'The Lives of Hounslow,' Watermans Arts Centre (Solo Exhibition)

This is research arm of the larger project, Seeing I: 7 days in VR.

Seeing I: The Lives of Hounslow was a solo-exhibition at Waterman's Art Centre, London, that explored the real-life lives of people within the local community of Hounslow (south-west London).

Wearing a custom developed pair of sunglasses fitted with covert miniature camera lenses and microphones, capable of recording a full 360° field of view, from first person point-of-view, for 24-continuous-hours, every aspect of Paul (62 year old retired mechanic), Niina (44 year old, single mother of 6), and Q's (34 year old swimming instructor) life were captured; from brushing their teeth, to riding their bike, to their work, social life, and children. Their everyday actions transformed into an act of sharing; nothing was edited out. Any editing took the form of self-censorship - and performance - as they determine which aspects of their lives they chose to share with the audience.

Seeing I: The Lives of Hounslow was commissioned by Waterman's Art Centre, and supported by the European Media Art Platform with the support of the Creative Europe Culture Programme of the European Union.

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