“Facial Codes” by Kamarulzaman Bin Mohamed Sapiee

Title:

Facial Codes

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Kamarulzaman Bin Mohamed Sapiee

Symposium:

• ISEA2015: 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Simon Fraser University

Creation Year:

2014

Medium:

Photo Archival Paper

Artist Statement:

In a world driven by technology and the world-wide web, Facial Codes tackles the idea of finding familiarity in the unfamiliar. This series of photographs deals with the artist’s memory of past and present. By superimposing circular discs with QR codes onto faces, the artist creates a sense of representational impenetrability in 2D art and design. Using technology to disrupt the recognition of faces, the ironic loss of familiarity and identity is summoned, despite living in an age of modern technology often thought to bridge distances.

Website:

http://kamarule.weebly.com/facial-codes.html

Video:

• Facial Codes at ISEA2015 from Kamarul on Vimeo.

• Text with images (PDF) p. 41

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• 2D Art