Jill Magid's "Evidence Locker" is seen in "Ways of Seeing" at Düsseldorf Photo +
Jill Magid's "Evidence Locker" is seen in "Ways of Seeing" at Düsseldorf Photo +

Until July 14th, two videos from the project "Evidence Locker" (2004) by Jill Magid can be seen as part of the exhibition "Ways of Seeing" curated by Pola Sieverding and Asya Yaghmurian. in the framework of düsseldorf photo +. The exhibition seeks to explore unfolding connections between mechanisms of power, control, social responsibility, and narratives of freedom, examining their manifestation or refraction in the presence of and through the lens of observation.


The videos in “Evidence Locker” were staged and edited by the artist and filmed by the police using the public surveillance cameras in Liverpool’s city center. Wearing a bright red trench coat, she would call the police on duty with details of where she was and ask them to film her in particular poses, places or even guide her through the city with her eyes closed, as seen in the video “Trust”.