  In recent years, immersive art installations featuring interactive artworks
have been on the rise. These installations are an integral part of museums and
art centers like selfie museums, teamLab Borderless, ARTECHOUSE, and Meow Wolf.
Moreover, immersive art have also been increasingly incorporated into
traditional museums as well. However, immersive art requires active user
participation and often captures information from viewers and participants
through cameras, sensors, microphones, embodied interaction devices,
surveillance, and kinetic mirrors. Therefore, we propose a new line of research
to examine the security and privacy postures of immersive artworks. In our
pilot study, we conducted a semi-structured interview with five experienced
practitioners from either the art (2) or cybersecurity (3) fields. Our aim was
to understand their current security and privacy practices, along with their
needs when it comes to immersive art. From their responses, we created a list
of security and privacy parameters, such as, providing opt-in mechanics for
data collection, knowledge of data collection tools such as proximity sensors,
and creating security awareness amongst participants by communicating security
protocols and threat models. These parameters allow us to build
privacy-preserving, secure, and accessible software for individuals working in
media arts, who often have no background on security and privacy. In the
future, we plan to utilize these parameters to develop software in response to
those needs and then host an art exhibition of immersive artworks utilizing the
platform.
