_We asked some of our favorite artists to visually define some ideas and genres we felt had a big presence in 2015. [Micheal Kerbow](http://michaelkerbow.com/), who specializes in riveting [dystopian citiscapes](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/get-caught-in-a-dystopian-traffic-jam), tackled "Surveillance Art," the growing body of work that struggles with life in a privacy-free world._

"Here is a my idea related to surveillance. I call it, _Roost_. It is be a cold, metallic 'tree' comprised of surveillance cameras and satellite dishes in a weedy urban setting. Kind of menacing but also poignant."

+[Trevor Paglen](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/trevor-paglen-documents-the-invisible-and-analyzes-government-secrecy-through-photography)

+[Jacob Appelbaum](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/anti-nsa-pandas-by-ai-weiwei-and-jacob-appelbaum-go-digital)

+[Laura Poitras](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/oscar-winning-documentary-tips-citizenfour-team)

+[Kyle McDonald](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/watch-12-hours-of-londons-piccadilly-circus-in-crowdsourced-surveillance-art)

+[Jakub Geltnur](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/a-flock-of-surveillance-cameras-nests-on-the-beach)

+[Addie Wagenknecht](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/the-golden-cctv-cameras--wifi-sculptures-of-addie-wagenknechts-new-bitforms-show)

+[Sterling Crispin](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/facial-recognition-sees-you-as-a-pattern-not-a-person)

+[Florian Freier](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/see-germanys-most-monitored-areas-in-collaged-surveillance-snapshots)

+[Shinseungback Kimyonghun](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/this-camera-studded-jacket-catches-your-assailants-in-the-act)

+[Sam Lavigne](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/art-hackers-are-printing-leaked-nsa-documents-on-t-shirts-and-doggie-vests)

+[Emil Kozole](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/this-font-lets-you-see-if-youre-on-the-nsas-radar)

+[Sophia Callahan](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/would-you-trade-your-data-for-a-chocolate-chip-cookie)

+[James Bridle](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/enter-restricted-government-areas-in-virtual-reality)

+[Michael Hayden](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/street-artist-exposes-spy-chiefs-on-city-walls)

See more of Michael Kerbow's work [on his website](http://michaelkerbow.com/).

_[Get Caught in a Dystopian Traffic Jam | Monday Insta Illustrator](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/get-caught-in-a-dystopian-traffic-jam)_

_[Anti-NSA Pandas by Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum Go Digital](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/anti-nsa-pandas-by-ai-weiwei-and-jacob-appelbaum-go-digital)_

_[Digging Up the Seedy Roots of the Surveillance Noir](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/digging-up-the-seedy-roots-of-the-surveillance-noir)_

_[Enter Restricted Government Areas in Virtual Reality](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/enter-restricted-government-areas-in-virtual-reality)_

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