We all know somebody who enjoys watching or spying on their neighbours. My series It’s playblak time: A neighbourhood watch in 15 acts is about what you might see looking through windows and over fences.
Jon Cattapan is a painter who lives in Melbourne. In 2008 he was commissioned by the Australian War memorial as an official artist auspiced by the Australian Army in Timor Leste. He is represented by Milani Gallery and KALLIMANRAWLINS.
Professor of Art History at Victoria University, Wellington, NZ and author of 'Photography Degree Zero' Geoffrey Batchen writes about the secret history of secret cameras.