Traffic Cam

Overview

“PERFECTOCORP welcomes its esteemed panel of judges to the 68th annual Most Perfect Person competition. In today’s session, finalist Jack McManus will make their case to earn this title through displays of perfection across multiple metrics. Our patented Mindscape technology will give you unprecedented insight into how the thoughts and impulses of this candidate align with their words and actions. PLEASE NOTE: PERFECTOCORP kindly requests no further questions or public speculation regarding AI project 08AU8991, nicknamed “Jack.” Please refer to our official press release for further information.”

Join your fellow judges in witnessing Jack attempt to illustrate their perfection through a series of demonstrations, lectures, and challenges. Only you have the qualifications to determine their success, and your assessment will be integral to their fate in this competition. Equal parts comedic and incisive, Traffic Cam invites its audience to examine their complicity in processes of self-automation and asks the question: how do we discover our truest selves?

 

Jack McManus is a participant in Philly Fringe Postcards, peer-to-peer review experiment created for the 2025 Fringe by Savannah Reich.

About the Artist

Panoptic Productions makes thoughtful, human-based work that plays intentionally with form. Working across media, the company invites its audience to be a part of the process of creation by making explicit the relationship between viewer and performer. Panoptic values art that explores selfhood, community, and the nature of performance itself.

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