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Weaponized Surveillance - Beverly Ryan Scheduled Fall 2020

This exhibition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beverly Ryan, Drone Silhouette 2

叠别惫别谤濒测听搁测补苍,听Weaponized Surveillance聽installation, 2016-2020. Mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. 聽

Beverly Ryan, Drone zone installation

Beverly Ryan, Weaponized Surveillance installation, 2016-2020. Mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.聽

Beverly Ryan, Drone zone installation

Beverly Ryan, Weaponized Surveillance installation, 2016-2020. Mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.聽

Weaponized Surveillance is based on my questions about drone technology and its uses. Drones, used for warfare, for surveillance, for commercial delivery, for political and scientific intelligence gathering, for crime prevention and investigation, are already in place. Weaponized UAVs have become a routine, invisible tool for 鈥渢aking out the bad guys鈥 in countries other than our own. Many people in the world live in fear of drone attacks. We, in the US, do not, but it could come to that. Issues of sovereignty, power, and intent are the underpinnings of my drone-themed work. The new 鈥渟warm鈥 technology also haunts me. I see weaponized swarms becoming a common tool in warfare.

Do we have privacy and safety? I believe it depends on who you are, where you live and what 鈥渟ide鈥 you are on.

I know boundaries will be crossed and designations of drone-free zones will be ignored. The implications of the widespread use of drones have yet to play out.

- Beverly Ryan, Artist