Autopoiesis
"Autopoiesis" consists of a small mirror with an embedded computerized surveillance camera running face-recognition algorithms. When people look at themselves in this mirror they see the word "Autopoiesis" projected on their forehead. A tiny laser projector matches the position, scale and rotation of the forehead so that it can become a screen.
The concept of self-creation described by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela is an inspiration for all art that depends on participation to exist.
| Name in spanish: | Autopoiesis |
| Year of Creation: | 2010 |
| Technique: | Mirror, surveillance camera, laser projector, proximity sensor, computer running face-tracking algorithms, consumes 400W on 110-220V |
| Dimensions: | 80 x 50 x 25 centimeters |
| Keywords: | indoor, tracker, lights, projection. |
