The mutable face

Barker, Michele; Münster, Anna

doi:10.22459/ii.08.2016.05

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“…The face is a complex and dense phenomenon whether interpreted as a sign, symbol, icon, or data. It is not reducible to biology or identity but is, in fact, highly mutable and unstable (Black 2011;Barker & Munster 2016;Belting 2017). Even though we may universally understand faces, they are uniquely and culturally embodied and therefore irreducible to a mere depth or surface phenomenon; neither are they simple sites of truth or illusion.…”

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Inter(facing) Personas

Du Preez

2024

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In this introductory essay to the special issue on “Persona and Inter(face)”, the problem of collapsing or imploding inter(faces) is explored. The basic argument is that the inter(face) needs to remain in-between or mediating between face and persona on the one hand, and digital technology on the other hand, for inter(facing) as an encounter to exist. The dilemma of the imploding inter(face) is discussed through the examples of the outdoor mirror selfie and the data-driven persona. By doing so, the politics involved in the dissipation of the mediating gap is exposed. In short: it is proposed that inter(face), as unpacked here, may contribute to future debates and concerns in persona studies.

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