They will’t be seen, however they need to see all the pieces. They by no means keep fastened in a single place. With out being seen, they frequently change their place and their vantage level. Regardless of the fixed background noise, they choose up each sound. They’re all eyes and ears. They know everybody—their habits, their actions. However nobody sees them. They obtain little cost however bear an enormous accountability. The choufs (chouf, that means “see” or “look” in Arabic) keep at their posts, at all times on the alert. These discreet figures warn drug sellers instantly whereas remaining untraceable themselves.

In our present-day lives, it appears inconceivable to keep away from being seen, noticed, or analyzed. Cameras and cookies are watching each transfer, following every motion, emotion, and thought. So how is freedom potential regardless of this? How can we be happy and assume freely? How is it to oscillate between secrecy and having your sense of self situated within the digital? May the chouf be a mannequin, a keystone of countersurveillance?

at MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, Frankfurt
till June 23, 2024