Capitalist Punishment is a multi-media work which examines the politics of privatization and labor exploitation within the United States prison system. This “new media documentary,” as Daniel terms it, will include a museum installation and related electronic tour of prison industry products inscribed with statements by prison laborers, as well as an interactive website that maps the social geography of the prison industrial complex.

Sharon Daniel’s previous work has involved collaborations with disenfranchised communities; collecting their stories and building online interfaces that make this information available across social, economic and cultural boundaries. Her goal is to not attempt to speak for others, but instead to allow them to speak for themselves. Daniel’s work has been exhibited internationally at museums and festivals including the Corcoran Biennial, Ars Electronica and the Lincoln Center Festival. Daniel currently teaches film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz.