# Madrid Surveillance Obelisk

> A Spanish artist's surveillance obelisk in Madrid challenges public privacy.
- Title: Madrid Surveillance Obelisk · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: A Spanish artist's surveillance obelisk in Madrid challenges public privacy. Artist SpY installed a 65-foot surveillance obelisk in Madrid to critique public…
- Keywords: spy, panopticon, surveillance, madrid, palacio de cibeles, surveillance cameras, Futurism
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/menacing-surveillane-obelisk-madrid-art
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:53:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: spy, panopticon, surveillance, madrid, palacio de cibeles, surveillance cameras, science, technology
## Surveillance Obelisk Installation
A Spanish artist named SpY installed a 65-foot triangular obelisk in Madrid with surveillance cameras.

> Through them, architecture, pedestrians, and traffic reappear from unexpected perspectives, revealing fragments of the landscape that the installation itself had concealed.
## Panopticon Design Purpose
The obelisk, called 'Panopticon', faces the Palacio de Cibeles to critique public surveillance technology.

> This device introduces a reflection on the mechanisms of contemporary surveillance.
## Surveillance Impact
The installation shows how being watched affects behavior, even without visible observers.

> In a society where cameras, screens, and digital devices increasingly mediate our relationship with the world, we constantly observe, record, and share what surrounds us.
## Key takeaway

Artist SpY installed a 65-foot surveillance obelisk in Madrid to critique public surveillance.