Shadow of a Dot

Shadow of a Dot explores photographic moments found in live webcams and IP cameras. Through light, framing, and enlarged pixels, the project uncovers unintended poetic images and quiet connections across distant places and shared time.

Shadow of a Dot

 During the pandemic, a chance curiosity led me to explore scenes from across the globe. What I encountered were the gazes of countless cameras, watching without revealing their purpose.

 A closer look reveals that these gazes are woven into our daily lives. From the moment we leave our homes, on every street corner, and as we step into elevators or shops, we live under the fixed gaze of cameras. Some of these gazes drift through vast digital networks. Where do they ultimately lead?

 'Shadow of a Dot' observes and collects scenes from live webcams and IP camera footage that exist like ghosts drifting through networks. Sometimes I track their physical locations; other times, I connect intersecting gazes and relationships. This project is not a mere critique of surveillance, but an exploration of new possibilities and questions that emerge amid countless gazes.

 I sought out the shadows remaining within enlarged pixels. At times, these blurred scenes offered a sense of connection and comfort; at others, they stirred curiosity and left lingering questions. Unintended moments and gazes can be unexpectedly beautiful, sometimes even creating new universes. I wanted to observe these stories-where reality and the virtual intertwine-posing questions that open new possibilities for relationships.

 I reflect on the sensation of touching moments across different time zones within the same flow of time. In the depth of a moonlit dawn, I could, at will, find a place where the sun was rising, or simultaneously witness a sunset elsewhere. I wanted to focus on small, trivial things that no one would remember unless they were recorded, and to search for things that exist simultaneously in this world.

A gaze watching us is always there. It has always existed, yet its presence is often forgotten. I explored these overlooked existences, not knowing whom they might eventually reach. What matters is that we are all, and have always been, connected.