(E)MOTION

Barbara Nordhjem, Jan Klug

INSTALLATION

We express what we think and feel by facial movements, often without even realizing it. This installation creates awareness of even the most subtle movements of the face, and a space for interaction purely based on facial expressions. Facial movements tracked by custom software and translated into motion vectors are visualized and coupled with sounds, giving participants the possibility to interact by responding to each other’s facial movements. (e)MOTION was inspired by embodied cognition and scientific studies on emotion and action, and is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration between art, movement science, and cognitive neuroscience.
 

(photo © courtesy of the artist)