In the last ten years of my grandmother’s life, I documented her in video. After her passing, longing for her led me to find creative ways to reconnect. Using this archive and deepfake technology, I created new videos where her face was superimposed onto mine.

In this project I explore the hidden aesthetics of deepfake algorithms, revealing the often-unseen layers of digital transformation. I captured the algorithm in action as it maps, analyzes, and reconstructs my face into my grandmother's. Each stage—the colorful facial heatmap, the geometric tracking grids, the eerie mask overlays—offers a glimpse into the algorithm's "gaze" and its technical choreography.

By showcasing these in-between moments, the project invites viewers to consider not just the final illusion of deepfakes, but also the raw, fragmented mechanics behind them. It’s an intimate dialogue between technology, memory, and identity, where the machine's vision meets human emotion.