Diane Lincifort

I hate it here is a visual exploration of surveillance and its role in racialized systems of domination. The project questions who or what surveillance protects: the people, or the state and the systems in place. It investigates how surveillance perceives Black bodies and controls their movement through public space. The project features a series of self-portraits which, by employing the direct gaze, attempt to “look back” at surveillance itself.

New York-based visual artist  Diane Lincifort explores the intersection between Black identity and spatial relationships. She uses photography, performance, and self-portraiture as tools in her work.