Fragments transforms passive viewing into active participation by assembling live-generated collages of viewers' faces. When a person looks at the portrait—displayed on a framed computer monitor, an embedded camera subtly captures their image, breaking it down into fragments that integrate seamlessly with a shifting mosaic of past viewers. Each face contributes to a layered collage, representing the way digital platforms abstract and recombine individual data.

To see a detailed technical description of this project click here.

This live-generated artwork engages the audience as both viewer and participant, creating a reciprocal experience where one's presence dynamically reshapes the artwork. Through this constantly evolving piece, Fragments explores the intersections of technology, identity, and observation, allowing viewers to witness the real-time construction of a collective identity that is at once personal and universally abstracted.

The ultimate goal of this piece is to raise questions about how the technology industry harvests, exploits, and aggregates data from many users all over the world.

Fragments is also available in "static" versions created from collections of pictures I took myself or found on the web. These can be single images or gifs created from many images:

Female-presenting faces (from downtown Seattle):

Billioniare faces (from Forbes):