We constantly curate versions of ourselves we wish to portray to the world. Screens upon screens reflecting back a distorted reality. Filters added to every image because the anxiety over imperfection is just too great. In the U.S. alone the journal of Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine reported that “85% of patients looking for cosmetic changes were motivated because of video conferencing.” “Zoom dysmorphia” sits alongside “zoom fatigue.” Harshini Karunaratne explores here in a series of 3 short animated loops, the phenomenon of Body Dysmorphia Disorder, from the perspective of gender, as well as the impact of technology on our bodies. A series of digital mirrors that carry affective symbolism, as well as a great deal of abstraction, stare at us as we stare at them. A black mirror of the body, in three short chapters.
Fragmented, from the series 'Looking Glass'
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We constantly curate versions of ourselves we wish to portray to the world. Screens upon screens reflecting back a distorted reality. Filters added to every image because the anxiety over imperfection is just too great. In the U.S. alone the journal of Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine reported that “85% of patients looking for cosmetic changes were motivated because of video conferencing.” “Zoom dysmorphia” sits alongside “zoom fatigue.” Harshini Karunaratne explores here in a series of 3 short animated loops, the phenomenon of Body Dysmorphia Disorder, from the perspective of gender, as well as the impact of technology on our bodies. A series of digital mirrors that carry affective symbolism, as well as a great deal of abstraction, stare at us as we stare at them. A black mirror of the body, in three short chapters.