A research project to create an interactive digital installation. The completed work will take the form of what appears to be a mirror, in which a “virtual” reflection of the participant will be created. What initially appears to be a reflection will take on a life of its own, reacting to the facial expressions of the participant. Alter Ego will ask its audience to consider the idea of separate entities within the self, and during Future Physical demo presentations, invite audiences to question the various facets of their own identity.

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Alexa Wright is a visual artist working with photography and digital media. She is a research fellow at the University of Westminster, where she also teaches MA Visual Culture and MA Photographic Studies. Alexa’s visual work, exhibited nationally and internationally, focuses on an investigation of the relationship between body and self.

Dr Alf Linney is a Reader in Medical Physics and Head of the Medical Graphics and Imaging group at University College London. He lectures in Statistics, Medical Imaging and Image Analysis and Assessment. For over 20 years, he has developed methods for planning reconstructive and plastic surgery to the face using computer graphics.