We live in a world that celebrates diversity yet often struggles to truly embrace it. We are more connected than ever, yet real connection feels increasingly rare. Faces is an interactive art installation that challenges this paradox, inviting us to rediscover authenticity through a shared experience. By merging and intertwining faces, it creates a dynamic collective portrait, a mosaic where every individual is essential to the whole.

More than just an artwork, Faces transforms public and private spaces into symbols of unity, diversity, and belonging.

Here, the smartphone -so often a tool for curated self-representation- becomes a bridge to real interaction. Instead of isolating us behind screens, it amplifies our presence, allowing us to contribute to an ever-evolving artwork.

Inspired by the idea of patchwork quilts, Faces sparks dialogue, fosters real connection, and invites us to see ourselves in one another, unfiltered, unique, and part of something greater.

In 2025, Faces travelled across Europe, becoming part of three international light festivals.
Over 15,000 selfies were collected, confirming participation as a powerful material for shaping public space.

KOLDING LIGHT FESTIVAL in Kolding (Denmark)

GLOW FESTIVAL in Eindhoven (Netherlands)

VISUALIA FESTIVAL in Pula (Croatia)

BIER FEST in Milan (Italy)

Interacting with the Faces project is made possible through the Phone2AV system—an innovative and highly sophisticated proprietary web-based technology. This system allows, without the need for any app, simple and intuitive real-time interaction between the audience’s devices and the various digital technologies used to transmit content and messages. The distinctive features of the system offer extraordinary potential for exploring new frontiers of contemporary audiovisual communication across a wide range of fields and contexts.

Participation: Visitors can access a dedicated webpage by simply scanning a QR code, where they are prompted to take a selfie.

The web interface ensures inclusivity, allowing people from all over the world to contribute to the artwork. Each selfie is processed within seconds and algorithmically divided into facial segments: eyes, nose, and mouth.

Image Processing: These facial elements are first displayed in a randomized shuffle across the entire visual surface for a few seconds, offering instant gratification to the latest participant. Then, they are blended with all previous contributions to form a new, ever-evolving patchwork.

Faces was first exhibited during the Superconnection exhibition, dedicated to the projects of Onda Studio, in collaboration with Spazio Milesi and with the technical support of Epson and STS Communication.