From Self-Portrait to Selfie: Representing the Self in the Moving Image
Muriel Tinel-Temple, "From Self-Portrait to Selfie: Representing the Self in the Moving Image "
English | ISBN: 1788740610 | 2019 | 276 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1788740610 | 2019 | 276 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Self-portraiture is a singular form within the broad field of first-person film and video – not so much an account of the filmmaker’s intimate life as a representation of the artist at a given instant. With deep roots in the Western tradition of painting and literature, self-portraiture in the moving image can be considered to be a hybrid practice, not fitting into the traditional definition of documentary or fiction, as it breaks the boundaries of both genres.
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