“Self-surveillance and Self-perception in the Digital Arts” presented by Kelomees
Symposium:
Session Title:
- Mixed (full papers)
Presentation Title:
- Self-surveillance and Self-perception in the Digital Arts
Presentation Subtheme:
- Resilient stories
Presenter(s):
Abstract:
The viewer is inside the work, the viewer is in front of the work. The viewer’s reflection in the work. The viewer as an object of self-manipulation. A feature of these projects is the reflection of the viewer in the work or being an object of ma-nipulation: the viewer is visible directly as an image or be-comes the object of the work’s transformation. Paying atten-tion to projects that manipulate the viewer’s image is especial-ly relevant in the current era of selfies. We can see the history and development of digital selfie projects in them. We can describe projects related to self-surveillance and self-perception as viewer functioning at various levels of complex-ity, from low-intrusive mirror-like environments to environ-ments that attack the integrity of the personality.
