Someone is at your front door

Someone is at your front door (2025)

I’m currently researching smart doorbells, responsible tech, trust & horror. These “surveillance cameras” are quietly taking the Netherlands by storm. Viral videos of cute children, pets and delivery drivers are flooding the web. But does this mean we can finally trust the surveillance camera as our friend?

Expect an online publication in Spring, featuring dr. Laura op de Beke, dr. Dan Hassler-Forest, Dave Borghuis and Simoon Hermus.

In the meantime, I’ve made a smart doorbell jumpscare kit. Email me if you’d like to receive some monsters.

Related events:

01 May 2025
Workshop: The Smartest Doorbell
Waag, Amsterdam

14 June 2025
Workshop: The Smartest Doorbell
Waag, Amsterdam

This project is made possible with the financial support from Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and CBK Rotterdam

Roos Groothuizen is a media artist who cares about digital rights.

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