Access is an interactive public art installation by Marie Sester. The Installation had its premiere in 2003 and travels since then from one public place to the other.

The robotic spotlight automatically follows the tracked individuals while the acoustic beam projects audio that only they can hear. The tracked individuals do not know who is tracking them or why they are being tracked, nor are they aware of being the only persons among the public hearing the sound. The web users do not know that their actions trigger sound towards the target. In effect, both the tracker and the tracked are in a paradoxical communication loop.

The content of Acces calls for awareness of the implications of surveillance, detection, celebrity, and their impact on society.

In 2006 a permanent Installation was launched at Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe, Germany. From November 2009 Access will visit GLOW in Eindhoven,The Netherlands. The below video gives a short impression of the Access installation.

Photo and video by Marie Sester | Youtube