Narcissism 2.0 | Short Video Loop | Social Media Narcissism | By: Erin Zerbe aka zerbeTRON

This is a short documentation of a much longer video installation currently showing in the Fox 3 Gallery at The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. As part of the MFA show for Photographic and Electronic Media, this piece deals with a few layers of beauty, self image, and narcissistic rituals as they relate to social media and social networking sites. Original run time of 36:07 minutes, the piece shows one long take of the process of applying the "face".

Staring out as a way to feel better about oneself, getting trapped in the gratification of comments and encouragement via social media can trap women in the web of "needing" to feel beautiful and striving for that attention. The result is a downward spiral of narcissism, exhibitionism, and addiction. It was fun to explore the opportunities with beauty stereotypes. Looking forward to working more in this subject.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• makeup
• myspace
• flickr
• facebook
• make up
• beauty
• mac
• mica bella
• sexy make up
• video art
• installation

[pattyaaron]

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