visage, 100 overlays, 2 overhead projectors, nails, audience, 10.4.8

Over course of a year, Curtis photographed front-view faces of 99 people in her life, including herself, outputting each face on overlay. At LIGHT, two overhead projectors created large projected diptych on wall. Mounted on other wall was grid of all 99 overlays. At opening, Curtis choose 9 overlays placing on right projector, overlapping images, creating new visage. Each participant instructed to remove overlays from right projector and to choose 9 overlays to place on right projector. On left projector was single overlay, collective, merged visage of all 99 people, which Curtis generated in Photoshop.