Omnipresent

‘Omnipresent’ was exhibited in 2016 in ‘The Panoptic Tower’ — Pataka Museum + Art, Porirua City Centre, Porirua, Aotearoa New Zealand, and in ‘We Like Catching Fish’ at Ngā Tohu o Uenuku Māngere Arts Centre, Māngere, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. 

‘Omnipresent’ is part of a series of paintings asking questions about ‘The War on Terror’ and the development of, and use of highly advanced technologies by the West, such as high-tech surveillance capabilities. Ironically these technologies create a new level of terror due to the sophistication, imperceptibly and efficiency these technologies demonstrate in eliminating human threats to Western interests. Specifically drone technologies have a kill-chain programme that enables drone pilots to Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage and Assess (F2T2EA) — ultimately enabling ‘targeted and signature killings’, completely removing judicial process. And this is all done at distance, and at a height undetectable to the human eye. This strike capability has established a new form of terror. However, such activities are conducted in countries far from how everyday life is experienced by Western civilians, creating an unsettling disconnect.

https://pataka.org.nz/whats/exhibitions/kelcy-taratoa-the-panoptic-tower/

The Panoptic Tower, We Like Catching Fish