Stepping into another’s skin

A new interactive exhibit allows viewers to see what they would look like if they were another race or age. Participants sit inside a machine, called the “Human Race Machine,” which makes digital images of their faces. The machine mixes that image with composites of people of other ethnicities and spits out a photo.

The machine is part of a traveling exhibit by Nancy Burson. The artist said the machine is “a prayer for unity . it’s about seeing through our differences to sameness, it’s like stepping into someone else’s skin.”

The “Human Race Machine,” which is part of Burson’s larger exhibit, “Seeing and Believing: The Art of Nancy Burson,” is currently on display at the Grey Art Gallery in Greenwich Village. From there it will travel to Texas and North Carolina.

Disney and Pixar team up for flick

Riding the success of computer-animated movies such as “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life” and “Monsters, Inc.,” Disney and Pixar Animation have started work on their next film ,”Finding Nemo.”

The flick, which is due in theaters in summer 2003, features the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe and Geoffrey Rush. It takes place under water and details the adventures of a father and son fish.

“The Incredibles” is due late 2004, and “Cars” is tentatively scheduled for a 2005 release date. Both will also be Disney-Pixar collaborations.

“Monsters, Inc.” has become the second highestgrossing film following “The Lion King,” which has global revenues of $768 million.

– News gathered by Bethany Kohoutek from the Associated Press.