Magic Mirror cover
← Back
Interactive Installation 2024

Magic Mirror

Magic mirror is a collaborative student project exploring the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI. The installation forces an intimate encounter between the participant and an AI system, using physical space, visual distortion, and voice interaction to question how algorithmic lenses alter our perception of self and truth.

Pre-Engagement

Before entering the space, a display presents participants with a series of ethical questions regarding AI. They are actively invited to take these prompts inside and ask them directly to the AI.

image 1
image 2

Spatial Architecture

The installation is built as a confined, triangular room. Two converging walls act as projection screens, while the rear wall is a physical mirror.

Visual Distortion

A camera positioned at the apex of the room tracks the participant. External projectors cast a real-time, distorted version of the participant's face onto the two angled screens.

image 3
image 4

Audio Feedback Loop

Participants speak their ethical questions aloud and hear their own voices echoed back, layered with the responses from the voice AI system.

Reflective Dissonance

When participants turn around to face the mirror, they simultaneously see their true physical reflection and the distorted digital outputs on the adjacent screens, highlighting the contrast between human reality and AI interpretation.

image 5
Me
image 6
The team