by Danny Goldfield
Intention
In a world fractured by othering, where differences divide and identities become barriers, my portrait photography looks for what connects us. The problem is not difference; it’s disconnection, the failure to see one another as fully human.
These portraits show specific and familiar emotions from people who meet the project’s criteria and agree to participate.
When we recognize someone’s emotion in a portrait, we feel seen too. In that moment, othering softens and belonging begins.
1 to Infinity
1 to Infinity is a portrait series featuring one person at every age, starting with a 1-year-old, then 2, 3, 4, and so on. Each person holds their age number and interacts with it in their own way. The setup is simple, a little theatrical, and easygoing.
Each portrait captures a moment in the process of aging. Some subjects are just beginning life. All carry memories of love and loss. Together, the portraits reveal a spectrum of emotion, a glimpse of what it looks like to be alive at any age.
1 to Infinity, MIT
This version of 1 to Infinity is a portrait of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Outreach and photography started on the first day of Spring Semester classes, February 3, 2025.
MIT is an elite institution where people of all ages learn, teach, and build. It’s also an intersection where students, staff, faculty, alumni, and visitors from around the world move through its halls. They come from everywhere and remain connected to their communities, cultures, and concerns far beyond campus.
1 to Infinity, MIT Augmented Reality (AR)
(version 0.7.0)
A virtual exhibition where you don’t walk past the portraits at a distance, you walk through them, passing through the emotional lives of others.
Inspired by the MIT community and the physical dimensions of the Infinite Corridor, this portable AR experience works best in any long, open space, about 50 yards or meters. Try it in a hallway, park, or sidewalk. Or try a smaller space and see what weirdness happens.
Get Started
Download the Hoverlay app to walk through a virtual extension of Infinite Corridor. 31 portraits of MIT community members are included so far. More portraits and AR updates are in the works for version 0.8.0.
Prototyping Now
This AR experience is new and evolving. This is the 7th version. Your feedback helps shape what comes next. Contact
Thank you
1 to Infinity, MIT started thanks to grants from the 2025 MIT Artfinity Arts Festival and the MIT Open Documentary Lab’s Layers of Place collective. The project is being produced in Professor David Wallace’s MIT Toy Lab in 3-452.
