Trip-hop collective Massive Attack uses live facial recognition and facial tracking during their performances. The band is no stranger to using artistic digital resistance in their shows, continuing years of critique against surveillance culture and technological powers. Massive Attack has a history of integrating political commentary into their performances, particularly around themes of data, privacy, and state power. And the use of biometric technology onstage is just the tip of the iceberg. “Massive Attack hasn’t released official details about what happened to the captured biometric data or whether permanent records were kept," writes Al Lendes for Yahoo Entertainment, "This opacity intensifies the artistic statement while raising legitimate privacy questions about conducting surveillance to critique surveillance." Massive Attack will headline an exclusive show in São Paulo on November 13 in collaboration with Brazilian artists CAVALERA. The event aims to amplify the vo...
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