{"title":"Inhabiting the Profile: Zach Blas’ Facial Weaponization Suite","authors":"Sebastian Althoff","doi":"10.7202/1058472AR","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article places Zach Blas’ Facial Weaponization Suite (2011–2014) in relation to the notion of algorithmic governmentality in order to reveal a tactic of disidentification. Algorithmic governmentality refers to the implementation of big data surveillance that does not render individuals visible, but rather circumvents them, thereby complicating the possibility of a critical engagement. Such critical engagement, however, can be envisioned through the Facial Weaponization Suite.","PeriodicalId":42444,"journal":{"name":"Intermedialites","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2019-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Intermedialites","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.7202/1058472AR","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article places Zach Blas’ Facial Weaponization Suite (2011–2014) in relation to the notion of algorithmic governmentality in order to reveal a tactic of disidentification. Algorithmic governmentality refers to the implementation of big data surveillance that does not render individuals visible, but rather circumvents them, thereby complicating the possibility of a critical engagement. Such critical engagement, however, can be envisioned through the Facial Weaponization Suite.