Shannon's Weblog

Trevor Paglen is another digital artist who I found interesting on my trip to San Fran. He combines art with geography, photography, journalism, and activism. His obsession is exposing what he can of undercover covert CIA operations throughout the world. Most of his works may not show you top secret documents…but it makes you think about what powerful government agencies hide from us. Paglen’s series of photo landscapes don’t catch your eye until you read what they are, then you want to look through the haze to see if you can make out any illicit activity. It’s when surveillance goes under surveillance.