Facial Expression: A Primary Communication System

Expression implies a revelation about the characteristics of a person, a message about something internal to the expresser. Facial expressions are an important channel of nonverbal communication. Even though the human species has acquired the powerful capabilities of a verbal language, the role of facial expressions in person-to-person interactions remains substantial. Messages of the face that provide commentary and illustration about verbal communications are significant in themselves. Other types of expressions provide another, different mode for understanding the private, hidden side of the inner person, a side which may not be accessible in the form of verbalizations. For example, the facial behaviors related to emotion can reveal part of the feeling side of a person's private life.

Naked Faces will explore the importance of clearity and sincerety in facial expressions and how to cary out a message without verbalization. It will also experiment creating voice for each facial muscle movement.

User Scenario
Spectator aproaches to the blank screen and as they get closer their face formed by particles shows up on the screen. They need to keep creating new expressions in order to create a sound unique to that facial movement.