{"id":37255,"date":"2019-04-26T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T21:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/?p=37255"},"modified":"2019-04-26T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T21:16:06","slug":"artist-boycotts-selfie-trend-dying-famous-landmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/2019\/04\/artist-boycotts-selfie-trend-dying-famous-landmarks.html","title":{"rendered":"Artist Boycotts Selfie Trend by \u2018Dying\u2019 at Famous Landmarks \u2014 and the Pics Are Hilarious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do we love to document the world around us? Is it because we want to prove that we existed, or is it simply to retain a memory? Whatever prompts regular ol\u2019 \u201cselfies,\u201d or self-portraits, most definitely does not<\/i> propel the new trend of STEFDIES<\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike selfies, STEFDIES encourage the viewer to participate. The trend was started by artist and comic Stephanie Leigh Rose who is known for \u201cdying\u201d at famous landmarks to get her STEFDIES. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rose told Bored Panda<\/a>: <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The entire point of STEFDIES, is that the viewer is allowed to participate in the image-, whether that is by imagining the circumstances of the surrounding image, or in recreating the STEFDIES pose in their own photos. <\/i><\/span>My long hair (and swimsuit in selected photos) would allude to the fact I am a female, but outside of a viewer coming to one of my gallery shows and meeting me personally, I prefer to keep STEFDIES neutral and free of age, nationality, politic, socioeconomic status.”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Aries, France<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmvmowFBThd\/<\/p>\n

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\u201cSTEFDIES is a character of its own, and I invite people to connect with that, and interpret the scenes as they wish. Part of the joy and humor of STEFDIES, is no-one knows exactly what the hell is going on, and that\u2019s pretty much a direct reflection of real life in general.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike selfies, there is no preparing for a STEFDIE. “All STEFDIES images occur spontaneously in my daily life. <\/i>The images the viewer happens to see are the 25% of images that are useable.\u00a0This is why a STEFDIES image is the opposite of a selfie.\u00a0A selfie has controlled conditions, specific lighting, makeup\/hair\/wardrobe, an agenda, and is focused on the individual personality- it is a contrived and manipulated image distorted to achieve a desired result.\u00a0STEFDIES is the polar opposite- I get one chance to get the shot, if it doesn\u2019t happen, c’est la vie.\u00a0We have one life to live, and we don\u2019t get re-do\u2019s- and i would like to think i try to capture that feeling, that fleeting sense of life and its impermanence, in my photos.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cueva Grande, Canarias, Spain<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhoCsBAhMkv\/<\/p>

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