Architectures of Exclusion
Artist Residency at The Watch
Architectures of Exclusion is part of an ongoing investigation into architectures of exclusion and the spatial mechanisms through which societies regulate access, visibility and belonging.
Developed for a former watchtower, the installation occupied all three floors of the building and drew on Michel Foucault’s analysis of surveillance and disciplinary systems. Through interventions using anti-pigeon spikes, obscured windows, sound and light, the project examined how architectural elements designed to deter, separate or monitor bodies become embedded within everyday environments.
Rather than focusing on spectacular forms of control, the work addressed the ordinary and often overlooked devices through which exclusion is materialized in the built environment. The project forms part of a broader research into prisons, borders, defensive structures and other architectures that define who is allowed to enter, remain or be seen.
