"Outside, on any given day, your skin might get hot from the suspicious glares of passers-by, or from cruising police cars, or from the bug-eyed security cameras that are planted on every building within sight". This is an audio essay on Derick's observations of hyper-visibility as a young Black male in one of the most surveilled cities in the world. Structured as a long walk, the piece joins ambient sounds of the street with fragments of memory and archival samples, bringing life to the feeling of alienation from the place he calls home.

Produced and written by Derick Armah and Ivan d'Avoine for 'The Hidden Part' on Short Cuts BBC Radio 4 (broadcast 14th Sep 2021). Showcased by 'In the Dark' at an event for emerging audio producers (July 2022)

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