The-First-Trail

As crime becomes increasingly technologized and ambiguous, questions of agency and moral responsibility require renewed scrutiny. Drawing on cultural criminology and interrogation psychology, this project investigates how AI-driven systems can function as instruments of both reflection and coercion. Through interviews with law enforcement and institutional staff, we designed an interactive installation featuring a virtual interrogator agent. Exhibited in two stages, the work simulates controlled questioning to provoke self-awareness and emotional ambiguity. By blending algorithmic judgment with spatial aesthetics, the installation challenges viewers to reconsider the boundaries of autonomy, complicity, and institutional power.