Open AccessSelfie at a Museum: Defining a Paradigm for an Analysis of Taking (Self-Portrait) Photographs at Museum Exhibitions
Author(s) -
Patrycja Chlebus-Grudzień
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
turyzm/tourism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2080-6922
pISSN - 0867-5856
DOI - 10.2478/tour-2018-0001
Subject(s) - selfie , exhibition , portrait , visual arts , sociology , element (criminal law) , social media , phenomenon , cultural heritage , narcissism , art , aesthetics , psychology , history , computer science , epistemology , social psychology , world wide web , political science , philosophy , archaeology , law
Due to the development of social media, posting one's photos is becoming increasingly popular; they often take the form of, so called, ‘selfie’. The phenomenon of photographing oneself has also occurred in cultural institutions, including museums. The museums are implementing various strategies of reacting to people taking pictures of themselves with exhibits at the background. The article presents an analysis of these reactions, and, based on that, various ways of defining the functions and role of the contemporary museum. The author also attempts to provide an answer to the following question: is posting photographs by visitors an element of creating their own image (‘the Culture of Narcissism’), or is it rather a form of interaction with heritage, of a dialogue with the presented contents (‘remix culture’)?