Anti-facial Recognition Mask
2012, Germany
Anti-facial recognition mask, Germany, 2012
Increasing technical surveillance has inspired some artists to create work that critiques and confronts the challenges to personal privacy in the contemporary world.
Berlin-based artist Martin Backes’ “Pixelhead” mask— made of elasticated fabric printed with pixels and slits for the eyes and mouth—confuses facial recognition cameras.
View more artifacts from the Spy Museum's collection in the upcoming new exhibition, Camouflage: Designed to Deceive opening to the public on March 1, 2026.
