Trevor Paglen (b. 1974) is an artist, geographer and writer whose work investigates surveillance, secrecy, artificial intelligence and the often-invisible technological systems that shape contemporary life. Born in Camp Springs, Maryland, Paglen earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in geography from UC Berkeley. His interdisciplinary practice combines photography, sculpture, writing, engineering and investigative research. Paglen has photographed classified military installations from great distances, tracked surveillance satellites orbiting Earth and examined the infrastructure of undersea communications networks. More recently, his work has explored artificial intelligence and machine vision, questioning how computers interpret images and how automated systems influence what, and who, is visible. A 2017 MacArthur Fellow, he has had major solo exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art and Barbican Centre, London. His work asks viewers to consider the hidden systems of power embedded within technologies that have become part of everyday life.