Selfie museum

People take selfies on opening day at the Museum
There's associate art to taking the proper selfie -- from the angle, to the most focus, cropping out that irritating extended arm and notably, the smile.

In a celebration of self-portraits among the social media age Tommy Honton associate degreed Tair Mamedov unit of measurement set to open the repository of Selfies in l. a. this Sunday -- associate interactive exhibition exploring the history and cultural development of snapping a photograph of yourself.

And for people that suppose if a flash wasn't photographed, it'd what is more haven't happened -- the good news is that at the repository of Selfies, selfies unit of measurement obligatory.

Event planner Lori Nguyen, 45, said she doesn't take selfies fairly usually as a results of "I'm not, like, super young."

But another individual, Nina Crowe, said she takes "one daily."

Neither lost the prospect to snap several at the repository of Selfies, additionally as at associate exhibit mimicking the highest facet of Los Angeles' tallest building.
In reality there's a scene photograph of the "ground below" written on atiny low platform, from that sprouts a tube that seems rather like the building's antenna complete with a red sign beacon.

Add a selfie stick, associate "I'm scared of heights" grimace and a click -- and conjointly the result is really realistic.

The exhibition begins with mirrors, perhaps the foremost basic quite selfie. but Honton and Mamedov browse the concept united issue over merely a straightforward image.

A worker demonstrates how to take photos in a mirrored installation

"The selfies have a surprisingly affluent history, and come as method as people area unit making art," Honton explains.

"Rembrandt did several self-portraits, maestro five, van Gogh dozens. I mean they did their portraits too, what's the difference?" he said.
"Yes, inventive technique and scale is one issue, but primarily, if cell phones and cameras had existed, everyone would have taken them."

Another selfie repository opened among the Philippines in 2015, but there's not any sign it stayed open. within the meanwhile in Glendale, a l. a. suburbia, the exhibition is solely the foremost recent among the city's stream of unconventional museums specializing in everything from rabbits and death to number ten and velvet.

'Selfie magnet'

The show is packed with fun facts concerning the trend: ladies take photos of themselves over men, as associate example.
In Sao Paulo, 65.4 per cent of selfies unit of measurement taken by ladies -- in American state, 61.6 per cent. In Moscow, the divide is even further extreme, at eighty 2 per cent.

There aren't statistics for l. a. , but Ally Bertik admits she could also be a frequent selfie-snapper.

"It shows off my sensible aspect. which i purchase to show people like 'hey, this will be where i am, maybe you guys have to be compelled to check it out too, this will be what i'm doing.' It's merely a fun because of like unfold you acknowledge what i'm doing, show people where i'm at," she explained.
Wandering through the repository, guests area unit able to produce with Colette Miller's "Angel Wings" and a chunk by Darel Carey, WHO creates multi-dimensional rooms exploitation plastic tape -- a plan the repository describes as a "selfie magnet."

People take photos on opening day at the Museum
There unit of measurement things by Brazil's Rob important, German-Canadian Joseph Nowak, Italy's Michele Durazzi -- and a reproduction of the Russian government's recommendations for taking a selfie safely, created following several accidents and as many as twelve selfie-related deaths among the country.

Also featured is David Slater's polemic monkey selfie -- that became concerned throughout a legal battle over WHO has the copyright to photos taken by monkeys exploitation his camera.

In a corner, meanwhile, unit of measurement three statues resembling Michelangelo's "David" -- painted blue with a pink telephone -- and a Game of Thrones-esque throne created exploitation selfie sticks.

A man takes a selfie on opening day at the Museum

You just "can't avoid" taking a selfie there, says Mamedov, a Russian actor WHO arrived among the North yank country four years past.

The repository of Selfies area unit open in Glendale initially for two months. Its founders unit of measurement hospitable extending its LA run and taking the exhibition to totally different places around the North yank country, if not the world.