Hi, I’m an art student currently working on a project exploring cam culture, performance, and surveillance. I came across your work and would really value your perspective.
This project started from the sentence: “In the surveillance state, we are all cam girls.”
It stuck with me because it feels partly true—online, we’re all putting ourselves out there, trading pieces of our private lives for attention, validation, sometimes even money.
But at the same time, it feels wrong. Because no one is actually on the line like a sex worker. Not everyone is putting their body, their safety, and their income into that exchange.
So I’m interested in that gap—the difference between everyday self-exposure online and cam work as real, embodied labor. Where does the comparison make sense, and where does it fall apart?
I’m looking to conduct a few informal interviews about your experience—how you see your work, your relationship to the camera, and anything you feel is important to represent.
To be completely transparent: I’m a university student working without funding at the moment, so I’m unfortunately not able to offer payment. I fully understand if that’s a dealbreaker, and I respect your time and labor.
What I can offer is:
The interview can happen in whatever format you’re comfortable with (text chat, voice, etc.), and can be as short or as in-depth as you prefer.
If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to reply here or let me know how you’d prefer to communicate.
Thanks for reading, and either way I appreciate your work.
Best
x.
This project started from the sentence: “In the surveillance state, we are all cam girls.”
It stuck with me because it feels partly true—online, we’re all putting ourselves out there, trading pieces of our private lives for attention, validation, sometimes even money.
But at the same time, it feels wrong. Because no one is actually on the line like a sex worker. Not everyone is putting their body, their safety, and their income into that exchange.
So I’m interested in that gap—the difference between everyday self-exposure online and cam work as real, embodied labor. Where does the comparison make sense, and where does it fall apart?
I’m looking to conduct a few informal interviews about your experience—how you see your work, your relationship to the camera, and anything you feel is important to represent.
To be completely transparent: I’m a university student working without funding at the moment, so I’m unfortunately not able to offer payment. I fully understand if that’s a dealbreaker, and I respect your time and labor.
What I can offer is:
- full anonymity (no names, no identifying details)
- no public release of the interview material
- the possibility to review, edit, or withdraw your contribution at any time
The interview can happen in whatever format you’re comfortable with (text chat, voice, etc.), and can be as short or as in-depth as you prefer.
If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to reply here or let me know how you’d prefer to communicate.
Thanks for reading, and either way I appreciate your work.
Best
x.
