We have an ability to refashion reality, and present ourselves in a better light. We can alter images of ourselves, manipulate them into something other than who we are, and yet present them as if it were in fact who we are. In other words, we have an ability to create art.
Even a seemingly innocuous thing as thumbing through an Elle magazine is, as the editing of this video suggests, an activity of the sort we saw in "Matrix": that is, a space and time warp. "Matrix" is a reality fabricated by computers, and high-technology is the means with which we experience that reality.
Lest we think that men are exempt from such moral dilemma in visual art, enter: this:
A male version of the "Evolution" video presented by Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty. explanation goes until approx. the one minute mark and video starts.
This was my thesis project - it allows the public to see the actual manipulation that goes into advertising images of men. The images we see everyday around us are not what they appear.
Finally, in the vein of an archaeological dig or forensics analysis, this reloaded version takes us from the billboard finish and walks us backwards to the model's beginning. Intriguing. Not only do we know better where her looks came from, but also we gain ideas on undoing such fabricated reality.
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