CCTV Social

In March-April 2008, ShainaA collaborated with a number of agencies in Manchester city to open up CCTV control rooms to members of the public. The Manchester Metropolitan University and the Arndale Mall were the principal venues, and over 30 members of the public were able to attend one-hour 'clinics' in the CCTV rooms. Some results were shown as part of the exhibition 'What do you want?' at Cornerhouse, Manchester from March-April 2008.

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CCTV Social

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Capital Circus, 2008

Filmed at the then largest mall in Europe, the Arndale Center, which had been built over the centre of Manchester town after an IRA bombing in 1992. Filmed using the 208 cameras of the mall, from the control room. Over a hundred subjects were followed after they signed a "release form" combining CCTV and documentary image release protocols.
Part of the project CCTV Social.
27 mins, CCTV video.

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De Appel, Amsterdam

On three screens, a city-symphony filmed by automated CCTV cameras in Amsterdam. The optical and motor capacities of these cameras are pushed to an extreme. Certain human subjects reappear near or far in the images, suggesting a form of reciprocal knowledge or intent, a secret pact between cameras and people.

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Sydney Biennale 2026
March 14, 2026 - June 14, 2026

Coming soon…

Feb. 7, 2026 CAMP are the recipients of Asia Society’s 2026 Asia Arts Pathbreaker Award.
Commemorating a Revolution yet to come,
Dec. 23, 2025 - Dec. 27, 2025
Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial, Mahad

Country of the Sea as part of revolutionary remembrance / क्रांती स्मरण

Gwangju Biennale 2026
Dec. 13, 2025 - Dec. 15, 2025

CAMP took part in the 16th Gwangju Biennale Pre-Programme events.

screenings and masterclass with CAMP
Nov. 17, 2025 - Nov. 20, 2025
ecola das artes, Universidade Católica, Porto

Doc’s Kingdom
Nov. 14, 2025 - Nov. 19, 2025
Odemira, Portugal

International Seminar on Documentary Film
“A collective / inarticulate harmony.”

Reading Listening Seeing - Bombay Tilts Down
Nov. 8, 2025 - Nov. 9, 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

A video performance tour of the work in three-acts with Shaina and Ashok.
Choreographies of the Everyday and Tokyo Art Week

Singapore Biennale
Oct. 31, 2025 - March 29, 2026
Singapore Art Museum

Metabolic Container

Starting from 400 boxes of goods, part of a weekly, diasporic "trade" (one-way) between Batam in Indonesia, and Singapore. In which the container and its boxes are not just a carrier, but a medium.

NIGHT CRASH COLD BLOOD
Sept. 7, 2025
CAMP Rooftop

Inlaks Fine Art Awardees 2025
6 week residency with CAMP

From cinematic to real to game violence, to the virtualities of Dalal Street, via intertidal zones in the dark, to a frozen sculpture of a building's data. NIGHT CRASH COLD BLOOD shows artists’ new projects developed while in residency in Mumbai.
In depth discussion of the works, 4 pm to 6 pm.
Open Day, 6 pm to 10 pm.

Choreographies of the Everyday
Aug. 23, 2025 - Nov. 24, 2025
MOT, Tokyo

Bombay Tilts Down
at
The 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

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