James Thompson

Self-Digitalisation
Hospitalfield House, Scotland (UK), 2015
Film

Performance undertaken in the historic Picture Gallery at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, re-interpreting the classical statues, portraits, and poses of previous inhabitants of the house, through the actions of digital self-portrait photography, also known as the ‘selfie’. The work merges past, present and future self-documentary interactions experiences through the Picture Gallery architecture.