Peeping Hole
A SIMPLE HOLE BETRAYS YOUR EYES, 2010
Kenichi Okada & Naoaki Fujimoto (JP)
In the near future, it’s possible that we will use our eyes not only to take in information but also to deliver information. What if our gaze was monitored by someone else? How would we feel and how would this affect our communication?
Peeping Hole is an interactive installation that tracks a viewer’s gaze and reveals what they are staring at to an audience, without the viewer noticing.
Though a small hole in the exhibit, visitors will gaze at an image. The audiences around the viewer can see what they are staring at, thanks to eye tracking technology. The viewer may not notice their audience and what they can see until the next visitor steps up to view the exhibit. Peeping Hole is a playful look at vision monitoring and privacy, but will this technology become ubiquitous in the years to come, and how will it be used?
BIO
Kenichi Okada is an artist, designer and researcher with a keen interest in analogue and digital interaction. After studying at Royal College of Art in the UK, he worked at Sony’s Creative Center. The aim of his artistic study is to design a trigger for creation by using several media such as films, products and installations. Kenichi’s works have been shown in several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo. Naoaki Fujimoto graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology’s Department of Physics. After being involved in the development of interactive content and digital signage as a programmer, Naoaki started his own business in 2009. He now develops artworks using physics calculations and technology like image recognition and, and creates pieces that place emphasis on experiences. One of his representative works is an interactive projection mapping piece, Immersive Shadow.