Jane McGrath 6th August 2009
Today was very interesting for me as Gordon Brand was here and working very closely with Tina to develop the other screens that will be used. I was interested in understanding the research that Tina has already done in relation to what size head participants more easily relate to, where they stand in relation to the size of the projected head and how the face reading technology works and its limitations. This concept of space between the work and the partcipant and the technology is it seems fundamental ito the work, and for me the space bewteen technology, particpant and the object is something I want to explore with chairs. Today Gordon and Tina were also looking at the space between layers.
Using layers had a really amazing effect on the image and how it was perceived, the face of the person seemed to be partially hidden under a steamy gauze as if the emotions were repressed and fighting to get through – and it took the work into another dimension that was exciting to see develop. It was also interesting to experience trying to read the emotions through the layers which I think is how we have to read emotions of people around us.
