Mirrechophone (2000)

The mirrechophone is an interactive piece of furniture designed for augmented relationships between two persons. It is a forum for the exchange of faces and words. Using complex light settings and a two-way mirror, the visual function of the installation morphs the faces of two visitors, as they look at each other, into a single face, with constantly changing expressions.

The audio part takes words and sentences from each visitor, cuts them into monosyllabic words and

sounds and then replays this mix back as a piece of sound poetry. What is said is re-composed into new meanings creating a single conversation through the blending together of what each visitor is saying:

augmented relationships through morphing faces and speech.