Glitch-Face Is The New Selfie

Mobile self-portraiture for art and security.

The omnipresent "selfie" has some pretty particular, pretty annoying visual characteristics. We've grown accustomed to the unnatural 45-degree angle that thins the face and exaggerates the eyes (which are usually eerily deadpan, focused on maneuvering into the aforementioned thinning angle). Selfie aficionados know their most flattering and flattening Instagram filter. It's not just a self-portrait, it's an avatar, a self-made and self-modified icon, and it's not particularly realistic.

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