Creating an art show with Split Pic!

SPLIT PIC EXHIBIT IN NYC Starting next week, Split Pic will be starring in an exhibit at Columbia University. Christian Gregory and a handful of other students have created a fascinating show about new media forms. One exhibit is all about the selfie, and all about Split Pic. What was the inspiration behind the Always On Never Off exhibit? The inspiration behind the exhibit was a class I took titled "New Media New Forms". The class explored new forms of media arts and their potential in the classroom. At the end of our intensive, our professor suggested we curate an exhibit based around our discoveries. The title of the exhibit is taken from the front piece graphic by artist/illustrator CJ Reilly. His intention was to map the various ways in which we are all "connected" and plugged in to some device, and how that attachment may inhibit human engagement.  Is there an emotion or a realization that you hope attendees walk out of the exhibit with? Our hope is the hope of all educators: that the work will promote thinking, inspire action, and tickle one's bones.  What is your opinion of apps like Split Pic that encourage people to take selfies? Is this new form of media positive or negative? Apps like Split Pic bring creativity into the hands of anyone with a phone. Not everyone knows Photoshop or Illustrator, but with an app like Split Pic, each of us can play and make, as we once did with a box of paints. Some of the work done by everyday people using Easy Tiger Apps is inspiring, stunning, and helps us to return to a culture of artisans and makers.  Why do you think the selfie became this "revolution" (for lack of a better word) in photography and social media? The broadcasting of the self, the loss of privacy, and the rise of a visual culture all contribute to the dominance of the selfie as a form of representation. But none of this means that we need to be without humor and irony. The students I have taught in the past 16 years have been raised in self-consciousness and irony. And a selfie with self-consciousness is rather fascinating.   You started this project with a lighthearted goal of "reinventing the selfie". Has that goal changed, and have you learned anything about the relationship between modern humans and digital media since starting this project? My hope was to invent a playful joint activity with the "Duo Selfie Reflection." What I discovered with this project is the power of reconnecting individuals: former students, friends, and relatives. Many participants didn't stop themselves with merely one Split Pic and involved strangers through Facebook. There was a loose community of gatherers around the project, and because my collaborator was soliciting participants from China, there was a wonderful bidirectional surveillance of play and art-making that crossed cultural and linguistic boundaries.   Always On Never Off opens on August 12th at Macy Gallery 525 120th Street, Macy Building, Suite 444, Teachers College Columbia University.  If you're in the area, make sure to swing by and check out the many artists who are contributing to this very cool show. We'll definitely be there! NEVER STOP CREATING Easy Tiger Apps Newsletter Not loading? View in browser For technical support email support@easytigerapps.com Click Here to Unsubscribe

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