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A smartphone on a selfie stick looks out over a hilly panorama. photo: should-I-know

SELFIE I (2019)

SELFIE I (meaning to take a picture of oneself) is a project by should-I-know. The duo had a residency in Schotten in 2019. It's a small town in Hesse, in Germany. Everything took place as part of the FLUX Academy.

SELFIE I was about the fact that nowadays you see people everywhere taking photos of themselves. should-I-know did workshops on the topic at schools in Schotten and worked with the children and teenagers for some time. In the end, 2 school classes thought about digital self-portrayal with should-I-know. As a result, there were always pictures of 1 face made up of 2 faces. The pictures were exhibited in showcases in public spaces in Schotten.

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Kilincel and Schaper's artistic offerings are also aimed at adults. "We want to give interested people an insight into the use of digital media and the resulting work processes," says the media artist, who specializes in "moving images" in his work with video films and photographs. As an illustrative example, he and his partner have created a joint historical portrait on the computer, in which excerpts from both faces are combined to create a new face.

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Neue Theaterformen entwickeln (Stefan Weil, Kreis Anzeiger 18.10.2019)

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SELFIE I at FLUX network

Dates

FLUX Residency | 30.09.2019 – 22.10.2019 | Schotten

FLUX Kids Academy | 23. – 28.10.2019 | „Gelbes Haus“ Stadtbibliothek, Schotten

A person holds a smartphone with a large single eye in front of their mouth. photo: should-I-know
A person under a hoodie places an eye on a smartphone with the help of a selfie stick in front of the face. photo: should-I-know
A smartphone showing a human eye can be seen in front of a lake. photo: should-I-know
A person works at a table on self-designed posters, photos and notes. photo: should-I-know
A performer shows a twisted body pose reminiscent of a lying Z. photo: should-I-know
A performer has their hair hanging in front of their face and their arms turned outwards as if their body is upside down. photo: should-I-know
A selfie composed of nine individual pictures of two people to create a new person. photo: should-I-know
Young people work on their photo collages. photo: should-I-know
A collage created in the workshop from the faces of several young people. photo: should-I-know
A glass display case in a square in Schotten in which many of the collages from the workshop can be seen. photo: should-I-know
The exhibition can be seen in three large display cases in Schotten. It consists of photo collages and a selfie stick installation. photo: should-I-know

Credits

artistic direction

Tümay Kılınçel & Cornelius Schaper

A production as part of the FLUX program in cooperation with the Schotten City Library and sponsored by the state of Hesse as part of the "Kulturkoffer Hessen".