Show Me Your Face

Genome-to-face prediction: science or fiction? This science–art collaboration explores the relationship between genetic data and human identity. Scientists are using DNA sequencing and AI algorithms, in an attempt to visualize a person’s facial features—raising profound questions about the nature of individuality, the limits of scientific knowledge and technological capability. On the artistic side, through direct sonification of genetic sequences, art installations, and mixed reality, Show Me Your Face invites viewers to consider whether a genome can truly capture the complexity of a human being.
Ultimately, the project becomes an artistic reflection on predetermination and personal choice, visibility and invisibility, clarity and ambiguity, reflecting Voltaire’s thoughts on the absurdity of certainty. The concept of the human genome suspends time itself—where the past, present, and future converge, and multiple spaces, selves, and possibilities are present all at once.