Creative Selfie

A research blog around the subject of self-portrayal and its wider implications in the contemporary social domain. This blog is brought to you by Collabor_8 - Nottingham Contemporary art gallery's in-house young creators group. We look at lives of young adults and challenge creativity. This project is part of Circuit - a national programme connecting 15 - 25 year olds to the arts in galleries and museums. Led by Tate and funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Curated by Vika Nightingale.

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K. Dunst stars in "Aspirational," filmmaker Matthew Frost's latest wry commentary on the nature of celebrity culture in the “connected age”. 

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A "critical" overview of how "the selfie stick is killing selfie" | LightBox | TIME.com

Laurence Allard is a Communication Sciences professor in Paris and Lille, France, and the co-author of the book Mobile Phone and Creation at Armand Colin / Recherches. She’s also the author of the Mobactu blog.  Olivier Laurent is the editor of TIME LightBox. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @olivierclaurent

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 New Media artists Kyle McDonald and Matt Mets unveiled a new project called “Blind Self-Portrait” showcased at the 3rd Annual NYCResistor Interactive Show. The project takes the idea of collaborating on a drawing with a machine. 

“Blind Self-Portrait” is a device that guides the viewer’s hand in drawing a self-portrait.

"Created with openFrameworks, FaceTracker, and parts of a MakerBot, the machine takes a photograph of the user’s face. Using McDonald’s face-tracking technology, it interprets the image and translates it into x- and y-coordinates. The device then uses the coordinates to direct the viewer’s hand as he or she draws a likeness of themselves. The result is a self-portrait created by the viewer’s hand and the machine’s “mind,” observing the relationship between man and machine." - reports the Creators Project.

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An example of a lifestyle magazine trying to bring their contributors and readers under the same roof to make it appear as if both are somehow closer than they think they are. Link here. 

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Hugo Cornellier

Almost every day for the last seven years — “Out of 2500 pics I should have, I’m missing about 50,” he told TIME — Cornellier sat in front of his computer to take a selfie, capturing experimental facial hair and all.

This video tracks his development from 12 to 19. He posts numerous other time-lapses on his YouTube Channel.  

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So I came across a twitter initiative called "Selfie Olympics". Some individuals have showed a good level of ingeniousness. Find more here. 

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The Nottingham City council encourages one to snap their selfies next to these flower formations scattered across town. They call it a Floral Trail. 

Discover some advertising focused on gastronomic and shopaholic possibilities of Nottingham here, as this is with what the pop-up plant sculptures are linked up. 

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So a 352-page hardcover book solemnly of selfies by Kim Kardashian is to be released in April 2015. 

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Richard Avedon and Sophia Loren. NYC. 1966.

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Event at Nottingham Contemporary with artwork and live bands, exploring the theme of ‘creative selfies’ to celebrate creativity - ITS FREE (there will be cookies) 

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One of the group members had contributed a sketch of herself for the upcoming event the Collabor_8 group is running. Thank you, Izzy!

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End of holidays

The blog is back with its upcoming posts after a summer break. Thank you for staying tuned. 

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Google’s Art Project was launched three years ago to take you on tour round museums and art galleries. Using panoramic cameras mounted on trolleys, Google captures the artwork and halls of 250 institutions around the world. 

Camera in the Mirror - a new Tumblr project by the Spanish artist Mario Santamaría - who collects accidental self-portraits of Google’s hulking cameras while they go about their work. 

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Death To Corporate Selfies! Why Clueless Companies Can't Resist Internet Memes

When brands try to hijack trendy Internet phenomena for their own campaigns, they wind up looking pathetic. And they kill the fun for everyone.

From Sony's Zoo snaps, #BloomieSelfie, "Selfie" sitcom from ABC - a review of corporate culture and its attempt to squeeze juices out of the idea. 

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For about 40 years Rembrandt had been creating numerous self-portraits reflecting his age.

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 MegaFaces Pavilion at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics wins the Grand Prix at Cannes for innovation.  

3D selfies would come on a pin screen with LED light cylinders, which could extend to form the shape of the faces. 

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Emma Allen, World Cup Selfie (2014). Courtesy the artist

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A salviette.