trusterbuster

inspired by the now iconic film montage style of documentary film maker, adam curtis, trusterbuster is set simultaneously in a performance space and a public phone box. beginning as an intimate interview, it quickly descends into an interrogation with the truster lie detection software exploring the pursuit of truth at the expense of personal freedom.

trusterbuster was the first in a series of artworks investigating heightened police powers by taking them further into dystopian territory. the work responded to a global tightening of anti-terror laws, raising questions around the presumption of innocence in the interests of public safety.

with the aid of ex-israeli military lie detection software [truster™], which outputs real time data on the ‘believability’ of answers, pvi openly interrogate a willing employee of a much loved arts organisation, who we have suspected of being a potential threat to national security. the employee arrives at the phone box which is wired for sound and four street based cameras. the call is aired live and the video is beamed back into the performance space via split-screen video projection.