Celebrated conceptual artist Ryan Gander reckons that nothing symbolises the times we live in better than the selfie: the icon of a new kind of self-regard that hardly existed just ten years ago. But, as he discovers, its roots go back hundreds of years before smartphones, and this uniquely 21st century phenomenon is just the visible tip of a much much bigger iceberg - a radical reinvention of who we are powered by the very latest digital technology. It has not just changed how much we look at ourselves, but also transformed what we see in the screen when we do. In the age of social media, when we are told to be our best selves and live our best lives, what does that really mean, and what is it doing to our sense of self?
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com