“Based primarily on photography, video and actions for the camera lens, the exhibition concentrates on the moment when female artists aim the camera at themselves. Consequently, it raises questions about turning oneself into an object of performance, strategies of presentation, and constructing and de-constructing the image of a woman. Highlighting the historical continuity of these experiments offers a new perspective on the currently ubiquitous phenomenon of selfies, which permeates not only social media, but also the artistic discourse. By presenting the historical and international context of self-portraits, the exhibition problematises the ambiguous gesture of self-analysis and poses questions about female artists’ self-definition and the perception of women in society...”