Face Control Deck

Jiayi Meng

Summary
Final work

I consider myself an interdisciplinary designer specializing in digital art and knitwear fashion. In my future study and career, I will continue to explore how self-identity is influenced by a diverse range of contemporary and societal factors. With a background in fashion design and digital design, my work centers around creating digital characters that are often exaggerated, bold, and playful. These characters are placed in virtual spaces to solidify the narrative I create to share the concepts I am portraying.

I consider myself an interdisciplinary designer specializing in digital art and knitwear fashion. In...

I aim to tell the story of a digital character who controls a Truman Show-like virtual loop. By simulating how neural networks work, this explores the impact of social media on human behavior and psychology. This work is influenced by the documentary The Social Dilemma, visualizing the logic of manipulation, inducement, and surveillance. It aims to inspire awareness and discussion about the truths behind social media companies. The internet monitors me, gathering fragmented information about me. My self-identity is dismantled and reassembled by algorithms in an attempt to reconstruct and analyze me. The concept centers around facial elements, placing the face within an enclosed space to construct a virtual loop system akin to The Truman Show. It explores the transformation of identity in an algorithmic environment.