The Selfie as an artwerk | Alexandra Marzella by Petra Collins

Alexandra Marzella by Petra Collins

Petra Collins,  dubbed New York’s art ‘it girl’, photographer and curator of the ardorous project, presents Alexandra Marzella (AKA Rosey Diamond/artwerk6666) in her eight-part series Petra Selects, a collection of shoots and interviews with her favourite underground creatives for Dazed & Confused.

Alexandra Marzella is a performance artist, all time twitterella and part of the DisCrit 89Plus gang, she creates tongue-in-cheek dance videos for the selfie generation, stressing “This is not a joke. This is very serious”. She wholeheartedly believe in the selfie and the macbook/iphone as a medium.

Snippet from her talk with Petra Collins

Selfies are love. Everyone should take more selfies. Promoting a positive self image is a good thing. Ideally it’s somewhat realistic, but in general I think being able to confidently share our images with one another is important.

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