Faces are endlessly fascinating. Their diversity, their versatility and their unrivalled ability to communicate make them the source of wonder, mystery and analysis. Each of this world’s six billion faces is unique, and almost every one can make thousands of distinct expressions.
Our face is our interface with the world. Through it we navigate our personal, social and cultural spaces. Our first impressions of other people are based on their faces; and we use our face to sustain our need for significance, continuity and permanence. Yet faces never convey entire personalities or characters - there is more to a person than their face.
Artists and scientists have been trying to unravel the mysteries of what is in a face and how it functions for thousands of years. This exhibition presents a rich mixture of material from anatomy, portraiture, forensic sciences, surgery and popular culture from pre-history to the present day.
Starting with the skin, bones and tissues of the face, Future Face explores how the face has been depicted and analysed, altered and reconstructed. It looks at the key issues arising from psychological, cultural and biomedical research. What are the boundaries of the face? How do we ‘read’ faces, remember them and distinguish them from others? Is there a relationship between face and identity? Does our society attach moral values to faces and if so, should it and what are they?
What does the face reveal?
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:::展出期間：8月至11月 展出地點：第四特展室，位於生命科學廳入口左側 特展票價：30元，另有聯票優惠－聯票票價
