The funhouse mirror
Ivelina Ilkova Minimax Ivelina Ilkova Minimax

The funhouse mirror

You look at yourself dozens of times per day – perhaps you open your front camera by mistake, or you look in the mirror while brushing your teeth, maybe you walk by a shop window. Each time you see a different facet of yourself, nevertheless it’s still you in essence. But what about how other people see you? I imagine all of us standing in a room of mirrors, each one showcasing a different aspect of our personality. You know – you are what you eat, you are the company you keep, the school you go to, the books you read, etc. Then right above our heads stands a huge, twisted funhouse mirror, taking in all of our reality, bending it in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, and spitting out the social media version of us.

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