Below Red
Thermal cameras are more commonly used as a form of surveillance. Police use it to track protesters or riot youths. Shops use it to identify customers or thieves. More companies, such as Amazon, are using it to screen employers for infection symptoms. As citizens, we know little about what information is taken from us.
To explore the perspective of the thermal camera, I follow passers-by in the center of The Hague (NL). With a thermal camera, human bodies become visible day and night. The camare was able to document light below red, the longest waves of visible light (Negied, 2014). Body heat was easily identified where the naked eye could not detect.
To explore the perspective of the thermal camera, I follow passers-by in the center of The Hague (NL). With a thermal camera, human bodies become visible day and night. The camare was able to document light below red, the longest waves of visible light (Negied, 2014). Body heat was easily identified where the naked eye could not detect.
