Concept

Collecting faces, identities.

I’m interested in illustrating facial collection in real time as a visual experience allowing viewers to interact with the captured collection of faces, extracted from viewers that came before them.

Attempted Output

STEP 1 – Visit the rig (Wooden Box)

STEP 2 – Touch Designer does it’s thing!

Touch Designer

 

 

 

STEP 3 – Projected Face Grid – Dynamically updates!

 

Tony Oursler, Face to Face, 2012

 

Michael Naimark, Taking Head, 1979

 

 

Process – Touch Designer

Pseudocode ARGH

✅How to capture the video in real time- Webcam!

✅How to capture the video – Toggle Button, meaning I am manually tapping record *I cannot figure out automation, and this isn’t important to me in this iteration.

✅Video uploads in unique suffix to a folder on my desktop(person1, person2, etc)

✅Touch Designer can read ALL the files in order on my desktop

✅Grid dynamically changes regarding how many videos there are!!!!!!! (rows/cols change)

📍I NEED TD TO PULL THE VIDEO INTO THE TABLE COMP

📍PLAY THE VIDEO ON A LOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THEN I’M DONE!!!!!!

Next Steps

1. Fix the Rig ft. Kelly’s Wooden Box
   1. Cut out the holes for the face
   2. Cut out the holes for the reverse projection sculpture
   3. Put black felt/paper inside so it’s super dark!
   4. Write some words on the outside of the face hole of “you putting your face inside here means you consent to your video being saved” (smth more ethical and better worded)
2. Test Projection / Installation
   1. Making sure everything is clear to the viewer the flow of the installation
   2. Is it a surprise if they see other people’s faces on the screen???

Thank you Kelly you kind soul for donating your wood box – ILYYYYYYY <3