2009
"Reproduction of Reflection" was a sponsored performance for the 2009 Photo LA Fair at Barker Hanger. The artist wore a screen on their head that displayed the face of the public, and the artist copied the movements of the person whose face was on the screen. This interactive use of technology created a hybrid world that merged the viewer's face and movements with the artist's performance.
"During the performance, the viewer engages by looking into the lens of the camera. They see an image of themselves through an LCD screen placed inside a box on the top of the artist’s head. The artist copies the movements of the viewer. Their face is then transmigrated into a hybrid world which becomes half human / half machine, half real / half unreal. A new entity is created and we can wonder whether it is an abstract picture of the viewer’s psyche, or a human-robot having borrowed the viewer’s face? Is it a living photograph or a human performance?" - Frank Navarro.
Production team: Skratch's Garage (for the painting on camera), Julian George William Brummitt (for installation) and Joseph Bishara (for the amazing sound design).