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About Trevor Paglen
American artist, geographer, and author
Trevor Paglen is an American artist, geographer, and author known for work that examines mass surveillance and data collection. His practice brings together art and research, with an interest in the hidden systems that shape how information is gathered, stored, and watched. He writes and makes work around these themes, focusing on the structures behind surveillance rather than their public surface.
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