Paglen works at the intersection of surveillance technology, institutional critique, and speculative documentation, producing works that reframe security infrastructure as conceptual art objects. His investigations into hidden systems and technological apparatus closely mirror Ball's fusion of RFID transponders and surveillance cameras into speculative sculptural devices.

Steyerl's practice interrogates techno dependence, surveillance capitalism, and the speculative futures embedded in contemporary digital and military technologies, often using archival and documentary formats as artistic media. Her conceptual merging of institutional critique with digital artifacts and security systems shares strong methodological and thematic ground with Ball's archival poster work.

Peljhan builds hybrid tactical media systems that combine surveillance equipment, communication technologies, and speculative geopolitical scenarios into immersive artistic installations. His integration of functional security hardware with conceptual and institutional critique aligns closely with Ball's construction of speculative sculptural devices from real world surveillance components.