surveyor
of self
Your conscious is the surveyor of yourself.
As human beings, we are immersed in the everyday data within our lives. Sometimes, it’s difficult to see a situation for what it is when you’re in it. When you remove yourself from your present being—whether that be the surroundings of your physical environment, your physical being, or emotional state of being— you disconnect yourself. Under your vision, everything falls under surveillance. You can begin to see things as they are. However, when you try to disconnect yourself, some form of you is still attached within everything. This attached form of you can be viewed as your conscious. Your conscious monitors and watches you from above.
There symbols are 45 subjective experiences that my own conscious has put under surveillance. Represented as an overseeing character, the conscious attempts to objectively survey above a situation or state of being. Although we perceive experiences differently, we have all tried taking a moment to step back and survey a situation. Through our conscious mind, we all fall under our own version of personal surveillance.
the surveyor
Even in our normal state, our surveyor is always present.
In your natural state of being, you are neutral in your surroundings and emotional state of mind. Your conscious surveyor continues to stay neutral until there is a shift within your state of being.
as I am
the surveyor
of emotion
Individuals experience various emotional states of being that his or her own conscious witnesses. The conscious becomes the surveyor of emotion.
empty inside
sadness
confusion
realization
sparkling with an idea
sick
anger
shivering with fear
going around in circles
trapped
love
moving forward
open-minded
happily surprised
the surveyor
of interaction
Interaction with others is inevitable, but we interact with others differently. The conscious becomes the surveyor of interaction.
with my cat
with another
facing an older female
facing an older male
with a younger kid
in a crowd
with family
facing authority
separated
not connecting
transaction
the surveyor
of surroundings
Every one is encased within physical environments and responds differently. The conscious becomes the surveyor of surroundings.
in a city
at home
wondering at the sky
being outside
looking over the edge
the surveyor
of situation
In everyday life, individuals face events of all kind. The conscious becomes the surveyor of situation.
asleep
watching T.V.
cleaning
eating
after graduation
laptop surfing
biking
taking care of business
driving
reading
music
public speaking
art
You can begin to see things
as they are. All 45 of these states of being produce different conscious surveyors. Understanding one’s own form of surveillance is beneficial for future states of emotions, interactions, surroundings, and situations. Disconnecting yourself from any state of being to analyze yourself before you take possible consequential actions is valuable. We need to survey ourselves wisely.
Tracy Ngo
ngo.tracy04@gmail.com 713-584-3234 University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Rd Houston, TX 77004
As a senior in the University of Houston Graphic Design program, I was exposed to a field of visual innovation that connects ideas to others. Creating these symbols gave me the opportunity to explore my own mind while trying to relate personal experiences to a global audience. Through this exploration of symbols, I discovered that the idea of surveillance normally has a negative connotation, but this inner form of surveillance could prevent future mistakes and consequences or to just help an individual better understand one’s self.
The surveillance of self helps one see.