Mathew Wayne Parkin

CCA Creative Lab Residency

Close-up view of a soft tissue lining of a mouth with tones of pink and purple. The webcam image quality is somewhat low-resolution and somewhat blurry.

As part of a Creative Lab Residency at the CCA Glasgow, I explored medical and queer surveillance using endoscopes and building inspection cameras to investigate the dual gaze of medical penetration. Drawing on horror film aesthetics—particularly the haunted house—I experimented with how queer bodies are recorded and represented. Sound was central to this process, using microphones and audio to shape an emergent horror film narrative.

A spacious, sunlit room with high ceilings, stone walls, and large shaded windows overlooking a street scene; a folding chair and small table sit near the windows on light wooden floors dappled with sunlight.
A grainy, low-resolution inverted grayscale image shows a person standing still on a textured rug, wearing dark athletic shoes with visible laces and sole details.