Jill Magid
Surveillance Shoe. High heels, IR surveillance camera, battery pack, transmitter. 2000

Surveillance Shoe

2000

It is as if the city is a scroll, and with the kick of my free leg, I can unroll it.

Surveillance Shoe is a hybridization of surveillance hardware and a pair of high-heeled shoes. A CCD surveillance camera with infrared technology is built into the shoe's design. Due to the fixed position of the camera to the shoe, that leg remains bound within the frame. While this leg appears stable like architecture, the actual architecture becomes mobile.

The video Legoland was made by wearing the Shoe during a nighttime walk in the city.

Surveillance Shoe. High heels, IR surveillance camera, battery pack, transmitter. 2000
Surveillance Shoe. High heels, IR surveillance camera, battery pack, transmitter. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000
Legoland (video still). Digital video. 5:58 min. 2000