Expression Modulator

Expression Modulator focuses on non-verbal communication, decontextualizing the usual associative processes inherent to expression. Still images of a range of emotional expressions have been dynamically combined to modulate an indescribable set of expressions. The artistic image processing used deconstructs the conventional narrative of depiction: emotions are generated through digital manipulation of the human face. The face is highlighted as a medium for interaction, a silent agent that conveys instant revelations of non-oral culture. It modulates the emotion flow and acts as a link between the internal thoughts of a person and the message that they wish to communicate to another, producing a non-verbal account through the changes of the mood's expression. By disassociating meaning from verbal language, a process develops which investigates the abilities of digital technology with the aim to reaffirm the importance of the universality of communication.