Aw, They Have Your Eyes
Projection Mapped Family
In this interactive projection mapping piece, I created a sculptural "family" from foam cones and spheres, brought to life with live-tracked facial features. As viewers approached, their facial features were mapped in real time onto the sculpted characters, creating a surreal connection between audience and object. This piece explores identity, connection, and the fusion of digital presence with tangible form.
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Digital
Chatgpt
MadMapper
P5
ProjectorPhysical
Joint Compound
Fabric
Acrylic Paint
Clay -
Projection Mapping
Coding
Ai Prompting
Sculpture -
Professor Josh Miller
The Code
I used ChatGPT to write my code. I started with the prompt:
“How would I write code for p5 to track someone's face. The face would then be separated by features and projection mapped in the real world. For example, the camera would track an eye, cut it out, then project it?”
Using the code it gave me I kept modifying it to be exactly what I wanted.
Using p5.js and Syphon, I wrote and refined code (with the help of ChatGPT) to track a viewer’s face via webcam—isolating features like eyes and mouth, then repositioning them to the corners of the screen for projection. These were piped into MadMapper, where I aligned them with a physical sculpture made from foam, wire, clay, and fabric. The abstract figures, initially playful in form, took on a familial personality as I added handmade legs, pants, and shoes.
