Hmmm. Not much useful information in that statement.
What figure? A <kuid> would be very helpful.
Human figures are like any other scenery objects (trees, buildings, etc). You place them where you want them, orientate them how you want them and that is where they stay.
Most human figures are stationary - they do not move or change in any way. A few figures are animated in that they will walk back and forth moving their legs and arms in the animation but that is usually about all - no facial expression changes (or at least I have never noticed any). How close would you have to be to the figure to see the smile or frown?