Spectator

This experiment aims to ideate and create a collaborative interactive project in order to break the existing 4th wall in the generic artworks where the spectator is isolated from the piece. The participants of this interactive experiment question the passivity of the audience and the unbreakable bond of artist and art. They try to create a transparent, dynamic and collaborative scenario with the use of creative coding.

Face detection and emotion recognition algorithms powered by machine learning models are utilized to determine the positions of the users’ faces and the emotions they are displaying. Emotions are matched with colors to leave marks accordingly on the canvas.  Thus the final product is both a result of an interactive effort which the users have direct effect over, and a visualized data map which reveals the collective input and behavior.