Permutation

This installation showcases how even the smallest smile or frown can influence other people’s behaviour. ‘Permutation’ allows you to interact with a digital animation representing a child in all its emotional states. After extensive research and with the help of facial tracking company Noldus and a psychologist, Sophie Bohlmann designed and coded software that translates facial expressions into an action-reaction sequence with an on-screen character. Using an additive system, each ‘player’ will create another child, depending on their emotional output; with a near-infinite tree of possibilities. The installation is meant as an awareness tool that helps us understand our emotions and how they affect children or any other person opposite you.