A fragile porcelain figurine struggles to cover its face with a yellow folder, like defendants who wish to remain anonymous when photographed in court. What is she accused of? And why ashamed?

The rights to opacity, privacy, and presumed innocence in the age of police surveillance states, online exposure, and public shaming, are fragile and delicate matters.

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Policing Images—group exhibition in the framework of Terms and Conditions research seminar initiated by Harun Farocki Institute, Berlin and HGB Leipzig, 2025.
Curated by Mareike Bernien, PhD.