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Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.69,0:00:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello everyone,\Ntoday we're going to talk about selfies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.92,0:00:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Selfies are the most modern way we have\Nof people showing images of themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.28,0:00:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we've been showing images of ourselves\Nfor thousands of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.58,0:00:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in our talk we're going to look
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.98,0:00:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the relationship\Nbetween what we're doing now
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.85,0:00:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we've done previously.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.68,0:00:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Say for example\Nyou don't know what a selfie is,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.14,0:00:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't have a tween\Nwith an Instagram account.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.17,0:00:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll tell you,\Na selfie is an instant self-portrait
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.09,0:00:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which you take from a mobile device,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.11,0:00:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you outstretch your arm and you snap it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.12,0:00:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all you, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.35,0:00:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no professional photographer,\Nthere's no editor,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.01,0:00:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no curator
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.56,0:01:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you instantly upload it\Nto the Internet for global consumption.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.11,0:01:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So your private life is exposed\Nfor everyone to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.16,0:01:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being a selfie maker,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.64,0:01:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're both the creator\Nand the subject, and you choreograph
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.98,0:01:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you're going to look in a selfie:\Nyou decide your body language,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.72,0:01:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your proximity to the camera,\Nwhere you're going to look,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.66,0:01:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you're wearing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.98,0:01:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your milieu and very importantly\Nyour facial expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.06,0:01:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The medium itself\Nhas a very specific aesthetic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.46,0:01:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, most selfies\Nhave a square format,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.47,0:01:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually they're viewed\Non an intimate scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.86,0:01:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe on your cell phone or mobile device.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.51,0:01:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a very specific\Nphotographic distortion
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.27,0:01:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which usually is from the arm's length,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.57,0:01:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the proximity of the camera lens,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.84,0:01:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this can make your face distorted,\Nor maybe part of the background distorted,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.12,0:01:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then also because \Nof the arm's length proximity,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.82,0:02:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the picture itself has a very\Nshallow collapsed sense of space.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.12,0:02:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many selfies,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.10,0:02:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe it's because of expertise or not,\Nhave a blur within the image itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.29,0:02:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally a lot of the selfies have \Nthis almost soft, unsaturated sepia tone
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.78,0:02:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have an almost nostalgic \Nquality to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.40,0:02:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people dismiss selfies as being\Nnarcissistic, frankly many of them are,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.79,0:02:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most people can't help\Nlooking at themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean if you walk past a mirror,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.92,0:02:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost everyone takes a look to see\Nhow things are going on.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.34,0:02:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.85,0:02:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's think of selfies\Nin relationship to art history.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.56,0:02:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are they traditional, \Nor are they revolutionary?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.83,0:02:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traditionally, when people\Nhad their portraits taken, painted,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.76,0:02:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were done by an artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.27,0:02:45.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were seen \Nthrough the artist's eye.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.43,0:02:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have Louis XIV \Nas the Sun king, the artist has expertly
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.79,0:02:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expressed his view of the world \Nof how he wanted to express himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.18,0:02:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.95,0:03:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you are \Nthe most powerful person in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.62,0:03:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you hire the greatest artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.30,0:03:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the portraits weren't \Nparticularly always flattering.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.96,0:03:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now we've gotten rid of the artist \Nas the conduit, as the intermediary.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.19,0:03:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And everyone is an artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.32,0:03:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can decide\Nhow they want to brand themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.28,0:03:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with every image, they can change
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.23,0:03:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their brand, their image, to the world, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.28,0:03:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,advertising themselves to the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.29,0:03:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, your self is a very fluid concept\Nthat is constantly being able
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.33,0:03:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be moved and developed unlike\Nthe portrait of Louis XIV,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.01,0:03:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we now know hundreds\Nof years later what his message was.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.94,0:03:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's think about self portraits,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.80,0:03:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,traditionally self portraits
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.50,0:03:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we think of Dürer here as a self \Nconstructed artifice,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.69,0:03:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he took ideas, what he wanted his beliefs \Nand his ideas and put them in a painting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.46,0:03:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have Dürer \Nequating his artistic genius
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.83,0:04:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that of almost a Christ-like creator.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.98,0:04:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have the contemporary selfie
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.14,0:04:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing us his superiority with his \Nall-knowing facial expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.05,0:04:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's think about selfies that fit\Ninto other traditional categories.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.96,0:04:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's consider body language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.95,0:04:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have a senator, \Nthis Roman senator,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.97,0:04:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Aw!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.15,0:04:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this very frontal facial expression,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.24,0:04:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this unflinching expression,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.22,0:04:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking straight at the camera.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.11,0:04:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today, when people want \Nto express power in their image,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.51,0:04:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they use this exact same body language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.38,0:04:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's think about... Here we have\Na Hellenistic Aphrodite,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.43,0:04:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her head is tilted in coy flirtation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.96,0:04:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as she is flirting\Nwith the Satyr next to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.80,0:04:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And over and over in contemporary selfies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.25,0:04:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the same exact body language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.35,0:04:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many times -\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.60,0:04:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have Hercules,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.87,0:04:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his head is bowed down,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.73,0:04:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his arms are away from his body,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.86,0:05:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can look at his toned,\Nmuscular, powerful torso,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.49,0:05:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is what defines him\Nas who he is, as his character.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.50,0:05:10.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again and again, in contemporary\Nselfies, we have the same idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.07,0:05:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even in this contemporary work,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.71,0:05:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the subject's head is even distorted\Nby the camera lens,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.28,0:05:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's back and a blur because\Nhis focus is his chiseled physique.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.44,0:05:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So his physicality becomes \Nan expression of who he is.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.33,0:05:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have Rembrandt as a young artist:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.88,0:05:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his eyes are sunken and dark\Nand deep and moody,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.45,0:05:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's got pursed lips,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.21,0:05:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his hair with his golden\Nhighlighted coifs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.96,0:05:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have this contemporary selfie
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.71,0:05:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attempting to express \Nthe same exact poetic angst
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.03,0:05:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anguish of youth and talent.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.34,0:05:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only can we refer to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.59,0:05:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,art history for references,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.29,0:05:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to Hollywood,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.43,0:06:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so here we have Mary Pickford\Nas a certain type of ingenue
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.64,0:06:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with her golden locks, her doe eyes,\Nher can-do spirit,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.53,0:06:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have the contemporary selfie\Nmodeling herself
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.30,0:06:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost exactly with that same idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.04,0:06:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only are selfies about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.87,0:06:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modeling yourself,\Nbut also showing people who you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.72,0:06:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you've been.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.24,0:06:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter who you are,\Nthey want you to know where they've been
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.60,0:06:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they want you to maybe be jealous.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.64,0:06:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So not only look where I am, \Nbut look what I have. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.67,0:06:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you value what I have?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.53,0:06:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you judge me by what I have?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.32,0:06:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you what I have.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.47,0:06:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look who I'm with.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.75,0:06:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter who you are and no matter\Nhow powerful you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.43,0:06:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you still want to legitimize your time
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.86,0:06:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by showing that you're\Nwith someone who's of import.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.66,0:06:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We live in a world where we're constantly\Nbeing documented and documenting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.77,0:07:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of this, we're very self-conscious\Nof the photographic process.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.16,0:07:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as a response,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.03,0:07:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're taking selfies, a lot of people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.06,0:07:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a very exaggerated\Nfacial expression,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.64,0:07:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freeze it and then take the picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.39,0:07:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they want to make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.75,0:07:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you know that they're choreographing\Nthat instantaneous expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.96,0:07:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly they don't want to be caught\Nin a photograph where they're actually
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.39,0:07:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instantaneous, unflattering and real.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.08,0:07:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exposure to Hollywod has shown us
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.54,0:07:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to pose for pictures,\Nhow to smile for pictures,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.22,0:07:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now this awareness of\Nconstant documentation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.70,0:07:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has made a very new expression\Nthat is really very specific to selfies
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.54,0:07:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has been dubbed the duck face.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.33,0:07:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Selfies are part of the whole history
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.78,0:07:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about looking and being looked at.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.22,0:07:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every selfie is an act\Nof having yourself on display.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.80,0:07:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every selfie is an act of self-voyeurism.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.97,0:07:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's consider the gaze\Nin some of these pictures.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.84,0:08:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have Manet's Olympia.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.19,0:08:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is challenging us\Nas we look at her nudity.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.88,0:08:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's looking at us looking at her.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.05,0:08:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have this contemporary selfie,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.87,0:08:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking this very same pose,\Nusing the same eye contact,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.10,0:08:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything is very deliberate\Nand purposeful.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.30,0:08:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another idea of looking at the gaze\Nis when a subject is looking away.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.85,0:08:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they are part of the landscape,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.99,0:08:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part of a still life,\Nan object to be admired,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.53,0:08:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without letting the viewer know\Nthat they're being looked at.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.20,0:08:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So ultimately, \Nwho is the visual consumer of the selfie,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.69,0:08:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how do we understand images
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.48,0:08:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they're taken out their \Ncontent and context?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.90,0:08:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe one person \Nwill read this in one way,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.18,0:08:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and another person in another way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.21,0:08:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we do is
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.68,0:08:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we place our individual perceptions,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.48,0:08:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our individual experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.12,0:08:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perspectives on the image,\Nand that creates a multitude of readings,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.04,0:08:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a multitude of stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.26,0:09:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because ultimately selfies are a poignant
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.42,0:09:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,example of the fact that people crave\Nto be recognized,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.94,0:09:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they crave to be remembered, validated.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.50,0:09:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an attempt to do these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.36,0:09:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this medium, you can look\Nat so many images
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.00,0:09:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at one time that can be compared,\Ncontrasted,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.18,0:09:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dismissed, juxtaposed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.71,0:09:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every subject creator is always \Nsearching for originality
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.24,0:09:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they're making their images.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.24,0:09:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to think,\Nwhen we're looking at these pieces,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.58,0:09:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're looking at a selfie\Nor you're taking a selfie,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.33,0:09:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to think, how do I fit\Ninto the historical context?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.80,0:09:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.14,0:09:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)