The Determinism of the Camera (Het determinisme van de camera)

British artist Stephen Willats first describes the important
role the camera has as an object in modern consumer culture:
""the camera not valued as a means of self expression or as a
practical tool for framing a record of reality, but as a
possession and adornment which will denote the owners social
power, attainment and aspirations to others.'' Therafter, he
describes his own use of the camera: ""as a component part in
the faciliating of social exchange. ..as a channel through which
people can externalise and order their implicit and privately
held perceptions, and articulate them by their public
representation in my artwork''.