okay well it's quite strange to learn that bentham's body is on display at University college, London. but this is a great reversal. weirdest friggin website i've seen lately. the modern panopticon on the creator.
JEREMY BENTHAM ON-LINE
A conceptual artwork for the Net.
In a foyer of University College London, in a glass fronted cabinet, sits the preserved body of Jeremy Bentham; philosopher, economist, expounder of Utilitarianism, Bentham is chiefly remembered for inventing the Panopticon; a glass walled prison designed for total surveillance.
A video camera pointed at Jeremy Bentham's body, updating images onto the Internet every five minutes.
The creator of the Panopticon is himself on view to millions of Internet users around the world. The tables have been turned.
Concept by Rory Hamilton.
For more information on Jeremy Bentham and the Panopticon: click here.
Or Emailj.bentham at ucl.ac.uk
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