Sabine Delafon's 'Ex' Video Compiles Over 2000 Photobooth Self-Portraits
French artist Sabine Delafon (born 1975 in Grenoble) has created a video titled 'Ex' that assembles over 2,000 photobooth self-portraits taken since 1987 into a hypnotic sequence. The rapid montage highlights the passage of time and subtle changes in expression, hairstyle, and clothing, while the subject remains the same face. Delafon's work explores identity as fluid and constantly changing, challenging the perception of a stable self. The video uses document-style photographs to underscore this theme. The piece was featured on Artribune in a review by Valentina Tanni, an art historian and curator specializing in art and technology.
Key facts
- Sabine Delafon is a French artist born in 1975 in Grenoble.
- The video 'Ex' includes over 2,000 photobooth self-portraits.
- Delafon has been collecting photobooth self-portraits since 1987.
- The montage is described as simple and rapid, emphasizing time's passage.
- The work focuses on the fluidity of identity.
- Valentina Tanni wrote the review for Artribune.
- Tanni is an art historian, curator, and lecturer at Politecnico di Milano and NABA.
- The video was published on Artribune in January 2017.
Entities
Artists
- Sabine Delafon
- Valentina Tanni
Institutions
- Artribune
- Politecnico di Milano
- NABA
Locations
- Grenoble
- France