Abstract
This chapter discusses the artistic project Future Wake (2021) by Ahnjili
Zhuparris and Tim van Ommeren that examines predictive policing.
By shifting the focus from possible future crime offenders to possible
future victims of fatal police encounters, using visual and affective means
rather than expert knowledge and statistics, the artwork activates critical
reflection on the politics and logics of predictive policing systems. The
chapter first situates predictive policing in a context of securitization,
and discusses how it enhances structures of discrimination. In the second
part, Wevers interviews artist Zhuparris about the aims of Future Wake,
discussing the artistic and technical process of creating the project, the
politics of data, and the role of art in critical discussion on surveillance
and AI.
Zhuparris and Tim van Ommeren that examines predictive policing.
By shifting the focus from possible future crime offenders to possible
future victims of fatal police encounters, using visual and affective means
rather than expert knowledge and statistics, the artwork activates critical
reflection on the politics and logics of predictive policing systems. The
chapter first situates predictive policing in a context of securitization,
and discusses how it enhances structures of discrimination. In the second
part, Wevers interviews artist Zhuparris about the aims of Future Wake,
discussing the artistic and technical process of creating the project, the
politics of data, and the role of art in critical discussion on surveillance
and AI.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Doing Digital Migration Studies |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theories and Practices of the Everyday |
| Editors | Koen Leurs, Sandra Ponzanesi |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 89-106 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789463725774 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- predictive policing
- art
- police brutality
- data
- surveillance
