Interactive dialogues on various topics relating to race,
ethnicity, gender, religion, age, socioeconomic status, disability
and ideological differences, designed to open the lines of
communication and allow us to better understand ourselves, each
other and the things which connect and divide us as a
community.
“There is only one race, the human one. The concept of race is
not genetic, but social. There is no gene for race. The human race
machine allows us to move beyond differences and arrive at
sameness. We are all one.”
- Nancy Burson
Artist Nancy Burson’s one-of-a-kind creation, The Human Race
Machine, will challenge your perception of race, age and other
outward features with four different modules. The Human Race
Machine allows participants to see themselves with the facial
characteristics of six different races mapped onto their own
visage. The Age Machine allows viewers to age his or her face. The
Anomaly Machine affords viewers the unsettling opportunity of
seeing themselves with simulated facial anomalies. Lastly, The
Couples Machine combines photographs of men and women in varying
percentages to allow couples to view their offspring, or simply to
envision layered “maleness” and “femaleness” in one face. The Human
Race Machine uses a computer and visual scanner to map your face
and allow you to explore all four programs.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs
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Date
Monday, February 11, 2008 – Friday, February 15, 2008
Time
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Location
Marillac Terrace, Queens campus