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L.A. / MONTREAL
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self-Less
self-Less (Dana Dal Bo 2014-ongoing) emphasizes the not symmetrical relationship between self and other that is catalyzed by the mirror and asks how that relationship is further complicated by technology and social media. The project uses hundreds of screen-captured selfies- naked people taking their own picture in bathroom mirrors with smartphones; a practice that is prolifically performed across borders, genders, orientations, races, ages, religions, sizes, classes, etc. All are included. Each subject is grey-scaled and rendered unrecognizable through digital manipulations of painting, erasing, and cloning. The manipulated images have a dedicated Instagram account @underskirt_ and also function as an installation.
The original unique selfies become ubiquitous- representing everyone and no one. The viewer is immersed in a sea of similar surfaces.