Fulford, Lucy2016-03-102016-03-102015http://hdl.handle.net/10179/7572This thesis project, 'Love Thy Selfie', examines the role of the female selfie in consideration of ways we view women's bodies, both IRL and URL. Through a series of performance-based iterations, I employ a series of women to take selfies for extended periods of time, whilst performing and parodying the persona of girl as spectacle. I question whether the selfie is an act of narcissism or whether it has the power to be self-empowering. Does the self-curation of ones image have the potential to transcend the digital gaze or does it perpetuate it?enThe AuthorSelf-portraitsPhotography of womenPortrait photographyLove thy selfie : girls, selfies and gendered spaces : an exegesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Art at Massey University, Wellington, New ZealandLove thy selfie : girls, selfies and gendered spaces : an exegesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New ZealandThesisQ112908909https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112908909