Unique Patten - Human face as unique information

UNIQUE PATTERN On the surface, this work evokes a highly digital ‘mapping’ of faces and form though the technique of studio portraiture. This representation of faces, formal in detail and defined though a commercial technique, reference historical studies of anatomy, official headshots, profiles, and other forms of portraiture. A seemingly randomised layout of faces reflects a scroll like feature where the emphasis on a conflicting documentary form and meaning is removed from context. This heightens an understanding of the subtleties of symbols and signifiers, characters and reading. Unique Pattern connects to contemporary developments in social media’s facial recognition technology – another paradigm, where institutionalised algorithms determining facial structure and form further emphasise the inner workings of a public identity.