“Gender Shell” is an AR installation to visualize gender classification experience, as one of the three Reflective design and social experiment installations in the research project Labeling: The Reflective Design of Socialized Gender Classification.


Installation 1: “Gender Shell”


Technology comes from humanity, what it build is a reflection of majority view. In this premise, what "body shell" (should) we be? What will majority of databases thinks about our biological appearance? Facing the reflection of social expectation, Which "gender shell" would our biological sex be linked to? Based on the concept of this work above, participant’s gender will be classified by an unsupervised machine learning algorithm, that shows the participant’s picture together with a mosaic of faces it thinks it’s similar. Showing how, without using human made labels of faces from a dataset, the machine would divide these faces into groups.


We collected 61 participants’ answers about what is the first description pop up in their minds when they saw the words ‘Male’ and ‘Female’. We used a questionnaire to collect answers to try to avoid bias.


In this setup, answers appear as text in a Windows 2007 style when the camera detects the participant’s face. Random facial expressions trigger different responses on-screen. The background features a semi-transparent glitch texture, blurring the line between reality and virtual. The mosaic mask design, inspired by face recognition, transitions from blurry to clear as faces are detected, symbolizing equality amidst gender classification.

In today’s digital age, social media platforms have become vibrant hubs for self-expression and creativity. One of the most engaging forms of expression on these platforms is the use of augmented reality (AR) filters, which allow users to transform their photos and videos with interactive and playful effects.


An experimental project to explore the expanded cyber identity, all filters designed and developed by me.



- One More Robot

Influenced by "Ghost in the Shell," I found myself drawn to the idea of exploring the world of cybernetics. With a longing to understand this realm, I experimented with creating an augmented reality effect that splits the face.

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"Neo being: Reflections on Growth" offers glimpses into the lives of humans living in the futuristic world of 2047.

Featuring poignant screen text quotes from one of my favorite sci-fi movies, "2001: A Space Odyssey," the experience begins with the iconic words:

"Good afternoon, gentlemen.

I am a HAL 9000 computer.

I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992."

Face cover was selected to use transparent half concealed metal mask with two lights reflecting on. Black stone around ear was paying tribute  to monolith in the movie2001; A  Space Odyssey, as the enlightenment to encourage humankind pursue the technological development and space travel.