The photograph, on the card, captures the essence of how you wished to be portrayed. A French concept by which one presented their profile through a photograph, when making social or business visits. See and looking the difference:Ī social media profile can be said to be the forerunner to the ‘carte-de-visite’. In considering this question I look to see how the representation of identity has changed overtime. The purpose of this essay is ask the following question: This essay discusses the idea of the social media profile, how the individual wishes to be projected, how viewers perceives the individual, and what may be hidden from the public gaze. The work also determines that a two dimensional photograph may be constructed to show a complex representation of the identity.
Q1: Is my social media profile a representation of my identity?Ī1: The answer is no, the social profile is a representation of how one wants to be perceived. The easy responds to the following question:
It suggests that there are different levels of identity, and that there will be one overriding identity that the individual defaults too. It determines, through extrapolation, that the presented identity of an individual is subject to change, and that this change is linked through circumstance that the individual is having to deal with. This essay explores the nature of the social identity and how the representation of identity has changed over time by examining the works of Sherman, Arbus, and Perry.
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