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ONLINE REPRESENTATION OF THE OFFLINE SELF

The Ego and the Conscious Center of Action

The piece opens with a profile shot of a man with a stern face and a soft, present voice.1 He tells us that he once worked as a forensic artist in the San Jose police department. Then we’re introduced to a woman who describes her experience of not quite meeting this forensic artist. He’s now seated at a drafting table in a bright, airy loft with high ceilings and more windows than walls. Pencil in hand, he sketches something we can’t quite see. On his right, a luxurious drapery of translucent cloth obstructs his view of an empty white seat. The video ...

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