AKU-2024-011

Goldsmith Studio Eyes, Pforzheim

The Surveillance Reliquary (Ring Doorbell)

2023

Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2, 18k gold, champlevé enamel, rubies, reliquary structure

35 × 22 × 18 cm

Acquisition

Purchased, 2024

Curator’s Note

A Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 unit has been set into a goldsmithed case following the form of a 14th-century Rhenish arm reliquary: windowed display glass at center, champlevé enamel side panels, ruby terminals at the four cardinal points. The device transmits live to a monitor mounted on the facing gallery wall, labeled 'Live Feed.' The doorbell's owner-of-record is the AKU. Visitors who ring it are recorded under Amazon's standard data retention policy.