Finn Holtz
Panopticon in the Digital Age



This project is exploring early internet art culture, social media through the lens of Michel Foucault’s panopticon, the “ideal and efficient prison”.




This project by Finn Holtz is a research oriented work in progress, exploring the parallels between Michel Foucault’s concept of the panopticon, early internet art and current social media. They hope to understand how we have all become willing participants in constant surveillance, and how it affects marginalized communities.









Finn Holtz
Finn Holtz is a Graphic Designer based in Chicago. They are interested in early internet art and new media, as well as illustration and print media. They consider themselves a glitch feminist, and are trying to explore gender and sexuality through technology. 

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Thank you to our Capstone volunteers, including students Leslie Ramirez, Chris Keramidas, Caroline Schlegel, and faculty member Laura Rossi García. Special thanks to 2020–21 Capstone faculty Shiro Akiyoshi, Nathan Matteson, and Heather Snyder Quinn.

College of Computing and Digital Media
School of Design
243 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60604

Graphic Design Capstone Showcase 2020 and 2021
Advisors: Shiro Akiyoshi, Nathan  Matteson, and Heather Snyder Quinn