A concave spiral of white light draws the eye towards a surveillance camera. Then the visitor’s face appears in the rings and dissolves into their movement. In Black Hole, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer turns facial recognition into an experience of erasure: the system captures a presence without building a lasting archive. What remains of our image when the machine that recognises us also orchestrates our disappearance?
Location: Presented by Galería Max Estrella at The Armory Show, booth 427, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, United States, September 24–27, 2026. The September 27 post shows this work. The video above is earlier documentation recorded in Basel, published by bitforms gallery on June 15, 2026.
Artist: Born in Mexico City in 1967, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer runs a studio in Montréal. His practice combines architecture, light and surveillance systems to create participatory environments.
Sources: Atelier Lozano-Hemmer; Galería Max Estrella, September 27, 2026 documentation; bitforms gallery, June 2026 video.