Selfiephilia
The art of the selfie, re-examined.
Overview
The humble “selfie” seems so common and widespread that it is rarely given thought to. However, to artists and philosophers, it is a continuation of the traditional practices of self-portraiture, and so can help represent the progressions in medium, technology and therefore attitude and cultural norms. A collection of artists, including Dana Lawrie, Lee Lombardi, Nicola Scott and Tyza Stewart, will merge their own works in order to closely examine what a contemporary self-portrait entails.
These artists will question, push boundaries and redefine how a person can visually represent themselves, as well as look at what it means to live within and experience a body in today’s world.
This is an exhibition that is sure to produce more questions than answers, and shall hopefully make you see yourself from a different perspective, and consider how others perceive themselves.
