My name is Jon Chambers and I'm and artist and educator based in Chicago. My work reflects experiences of saturation, obsessions and often humorous contradictions that emerge from our relationships with virtual life and technology. I'm particularly interested in how we negotiate the duality of our digital and physical bodies within these networks of consumerism, surveillance and identity. Enduring and uncanny feelings may emerge, urging us to think about the polished and designed technological interfaces we encounter everyday and where those interactions start to break down. I have shown work nationally and internationally, in screening venues, galleries and online.
Type of proposal
Artwork
Description
When installed, Face v2 broadcasts a 3D print of a 3D scan of my face as a live video stream to a website to be analyzed by facial recognition software. In the gallery a raw cybernetic looking machine captures the sculpture, exposing the infrastructure behind the scene depicted on the site. Along with the video feed, the website features static images of the same scan being subjected to the software, resulting in an abstracted and layered image. The work spotlights the tensions between representations of both the physical and surveilled virtual body. Is the algorithm analyzing me? Does this 3D print represent my identity as good as my IRL self? These states of un-resolution are infused with anxiety, leading us to question our relationships with sensations of pleasure from virtual artificiality. Face v2 is not currently streaming, but you can still view the website at http://face-v2.webcam/.
I would need a monitor provided as pictured in install shots in the above link, and linked images below. I would also need and internet connection, preferably an ethernet connection for stability.
Face v2
Speaker Bio
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My name is Jon Chambers and I'm and artist and educator based in Chicago. My work reflects experiences of saturation, obsessions and often humorous contradictions that emerge from our relationships with virtual life and technology. I'm particularly interested in how we negotiate the duality of our digital and physical bodies within these networks of consumerism, surveillance and identity. Enduring and uncanny feelings may emerge, urging us to think about the polished and designed technological interfaces we encounter everyday and where those interactions start to break down. I have shown work nationally and internationally, in screening venues, galleries and online.
Type of proposal
Artwork
Description
When installed, Face v2 broadcasts a 3D print of a 3D scan of my face as a live video stream to a website to be analyzed by facial recognition software. In the gallery a raw cybernetic looking machine captures the sculpture, exposing the infrastructure behind the scene depicted on the site. Along with the video feed, the website features static images of the same scan being subjected to the software, resulting in an abstracted and layered image. The work spotlights the tensions between representations of both the physical and surveilled virtual body. Is the algorithm analyzing me? Does this 3D print represent my identity as good as my IRL self? These states of un-resolution are infused with anxiety, leading us to question our relationships with sensations of pleasure from virtual artificiality. Face v2 is not currently streaming, but you can still view the website at http://face-v2.webcam/.
This piece has been installed before, and you can see some pics here: https://jonchambers.net/page.php?Id=35
Artwork installation requirements (if applicable)
I would need a monitor provided as pictured in install shots in the above link, and linked images below. I would also need and internet connection, preferably an ethernet connection for stability.