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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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter