Proximity of Syllables (26 images)
In Broad Daylight
(DHS monitoring words/2011)
(DHS monitoring words/2011)
30 cyanotypes on museum board mat, typewriter corrective ink
Dimensions variable, roughly 50" x 115" overall
2019
In 2012, following a Freedom of Information request and a lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security was forced to release the 2011 Analyst’s Desktop Binder—a list of keywords and phrases it used to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist and other threats against the U.S.