Lena Oehmsen

Classical Portrait (of the 21c)

This wall installation plays on the classic silhouette that became popular in Europe in the 18th century. Instead of the beloved person the female facebook avatar looks back at the viewer. The image is composed of standard phra­ses describing common actions on the social­ media platform. The direct face-off with the life-size silhouette animates a personal re­flexion on the activities on the network.

Classical Portrait (of the 21st century), vinyl lette­ring,­ 115 × 76 cm, 2012, installation at Raum links­rechts im Hamburger Gängeviertel