(AP) — A one-eyed documentary filmmaker is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras.
…Canadian Rob Spence’s (AKA Eyeborg) eye was damaged in a childhood shooting accident and it was removed three years ago. Now, he is in the final stages of developing a camera to turn the handicap into an advantage.
…Assisting Spence on the the so-called Eyeborg Project is Kosta Grammatis, an engineer from San Francisco.
…”As a documentary maker, you’re trying to make a connection with a person,” he says, “and the best way to make a connection is through eye contact”…smh reports the complete article.