1993

Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise featured three preserved “trees” highlighting hidden surveillance and control in Orange County’s planned communities.

Another Day in Paradise, was composed of three preserved trees: surveillance, video and touchscreen trees. The complete installation was shown twice: at SIGGRAPH ’95 in Anaheim, home of Disneyland, followed by an exhibit at the Irvine Fine Arts Center. As I scanned public spaces in Orange County, I happened to discover a remarkable number of hidden surveillance cameras, both in- and outdoors. Control is the keyword in planned communities, which in most instances proudly boast having advanced security and surveillance systems.