Float
A presence sensitive installation at Gaddis Geeslin Gallery,
Art Department, Sam Houston State University, Hunstville, Texas
February 21 through March 11, 2005
By AFEW Artists' Collaborative: Bill Jenks, Karen Hillier,
Carol LaFayette, and Mary Saslow.

Visitors enter a darkened hallway and pass by a small, backlit image.
Peering into this image triggers infrared capture of one's face. Your image is floated next to others and composited with fluid colors, in an environment resembling a river made from colored mesh, upon which currents of images flow. Sounds of water are accompanied by organ music which seems to emanate from behind a wall.

Image by Bill Jenks / Capture composite by Carol LaFayette

Image animation

Video (24Mb)

Sample portrait composites (16Mb)

Fabric and environment: Karen Hillier
Animated projections on environment: Mary Saslow
Poetry, imagery, and audio surround: Bill Jenks,
with music by Morgan Jenks
Real time facial capture and compositing: Carol LaFayette
Facial recognition: cv.jit, by Jean-Marc Pelletier, Institute of
Advanced Media Arts and Sciences
Ephemeral boat fabrication: David Sellers