Conceptual nominee

This project was inspired by algorithms used in face recognition systems. Having observed that new images are created during the digital image processing used by such algorithms, I’m proposing the conception of a new visual identity of a person by mixing two features that are commonly used to identify one human from another: face and voice. The result of this fusion is a new biometrical identity and the possibility to create a process in which each one of us will be able to reimagine its visual representation using sound as a base system. In order to achieve this new biometrical identity, pixels from a portrait are morphed using as a baseline pattern a plot of time, frequency and intensity of a waveform obtained by recording each person’s voice.

Manuel Velásquez Tobar born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1980. Lives and Works in Guatemala City / Guatemala. He has a degree in Electrical Engineer, History and a Certificate in Professional Photography by La Fototeca School and Center of Photography. He has work at the level of photography regularly since 2011. Major exhibitions / events:
1. PhotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain, 2015
2. Guatephoto, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2015
3. Dimensiones Abiertas, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2015
4. Shorlist in Conceptual Photography category for Sony Photography Awards, 2016