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The use of screens in different ways has advanced technologically, but it has also robbed us of human touch and feel. The strength of a stranger's smile on a gloomy day will lighten someone's mood. Expressing compassion when someone is in pain can contribute to comfort. When various feelings converge and confront each other, the transition happens. That's when you're faced with unknown feelings. With this project, I intend to present the interaction of a person with themselves, highlighting our conversations with the outside world during this time of social isolation. In my research I studied movies and installations in which mirrors were used. Mirrors play a major role in attracting viewers to the screen and breaking the barriers between viewers and the image. I also observed how the intensity and ways of expressing similar emotions varied from person to person, through creating a small database of images and videos. The COVID19 pandemic changed the anticipated outcome for my project. Maintaining the same concept, and keeping in mind the social distancing, the project evolved from an offline physical installation in a controlled space to an online experience through which similar interactions could take place. This also made the project more accessible to the public. The observer plays a major role in the interaction as they initiate all the actions and reactions of the person in front of the screen. The simulation also shows the distinction between the person interacting with the recordings of unfamiliar people. This project is a participatory experiment in which a person confronts his or her own emotions and emotions on the screen. The process of superimposing oneself on multiple images can lead someone to perceive more than the tangible aspect of the image. It enables them not only to observe an expression, but also to engage in the emotional aspect accompanying it. 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