The selfie gene: Putting on our best face

There is an ongoing debate whether selfies represent a low point of modern-day culture or not. Jerry Saltz, the Pulitzer-winning art critic disagrees. He says, ‘selfies are our little diaries that say ‘I’m here, look at me’’. Whether one agrees or not seems irrelevant in the face of a statistic that’s worth obsessing about: Over one million selfies are posted on social media everyday. These images are proof that ease-of-use has quickened the narcissistic impulse in us. The recent - and ironic - response to this phenomenon is a pop-up museum in Los Angeles
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Apr 30, 2018
The selfie gene: Putting on our best face

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  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face
  • The selfie gene: Putting on our best face

DEMON SELFIE (April 13, 2017)
If you are Ravana and are taking a selfie, where do you even begin pointing? A young man dresses as the multi-headed Ravana during a religious rally to celebrate the Gajan Festival in Kolkata. It’s a tradition for devotees to dress up as characters from Hindu epics and go around, awaiting fulfillment from the mythical God Shiva.