Trust Process

This project consists of two parts. The first is a series of graphite and charcoal drawings. The overlaying symbols were taken from frequency analysis of Unicode characters in US federal court filings.

The second uses still frames sourced from the CamNuvem robbery detection dataset compiled to train image recogniton models to identify anomalies in surveillance footage. These images are processed through custom software that generates bounding boxes over detected forms. Each box is annotated by a large language model with a constrained vocabulary.



  1. Secondary liability (CCTV still, vocabulary: insurance claim loss events, dimensions variable)
  2. Symbol rank N/A (graphite on paper, 16.5 x 11.7")
  3. Exhibits stranger anxiety (CCTV still, vocabulary: child development milestone checklists, dimensions variable)
  4. Appropriate resting position (CCTV still, vocabulary: child development milestone checklists, dimensions variable)
  5. Symbol rank: 8 (graphite on paper, 11.7 x 16.5")


2021 / 2026

  1. 1. Secondary Liability, Matt Congdon, 2021
  2. 2. Symbol Rank N/A, Matt Congdon, 2021
  3. 3. Exhibits Stranger Anxiety, Matt Congdon, 2021
  4. Exhibits Stranger Anxiety (detail), Matt Congdon, 2021 Symbol rank N/A detail, Matt Congdon, 2021
  5. 4. Appropriate Resting Position, Matt Congdon, 2026
  6. 5. Symbol Rank 8, Matt Congdon, 2021