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'Soft Film' (2016) by Sara Cwynar. Courtesy of Jameel Arts Centre. Photo by Daniela Baptista
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'Matroyshkemoji' (2021), a work by Basar, Coupland, Obrist, Daly & Lyon for the book 'The Extreme Self' and the exhibition 'Age of You'. All images courtesy Jameel Arts Centre; photos by Daniela Baptista
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Age of You, as co-curator Shumon Basar describes it, is an 'exploded book, comprised mostly of vinyl board prints of the pages of 'The Extreme Self' spread out across two galleries.
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The show also includes commissions, such as 'Untitled (iOS emoji content aware fill)' (2021) by Yuri Pattison.
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'Illocutionary Utterances' (2018) by Victoria Sin.
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'Digiprint' (2019) by Stephanie Saade.
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Exploring how digital technology has affected our identities and our daily lives, Age of You attempts to take on one of the pressing issues of our time.
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'Behold These Glorious Times!' (2017) by Trevor Paglen.
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'Crowd Landscape' (2021) by Satoshi Fujiwara, a commission for Age of You, is on view at Jameel Arts Centre until August 14.
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'Soft Film' (2016) by Sara Cwynar. Courtesy of Jameel Arts Centre. Photo by Daniela Baptista
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'Matroyshkemoji' (2021), a work by Basar, Coupland, Obrist, Daly & Lyon for the book 'The Extreme Self' and the exhibition 'Age of You'. All images courtesy Jameel Arts Centre; photos by Daniela Baptista
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TZHN2VB6HJFU3M7ONTOK2EDJZU.jpg?smart=true&auth=037e02172d9791ee74737237ff17fe2ae7dc4f55d25eaca8d3e2b3a47f1021b2&width=400&height=225)
Age of You, as co-curator Shumon Basar describes it, is an 'exploded book, comprised mostly of vinyl board prints of the pages of 'The Extreme Self' spread out across two galleries.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CYB6LZY2O5DODA3RL3X3KWDAGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=332225bd8cb0c6caddbe9e9fdbbc4a98cc71de02d660ff623be4c718cd9c30d1&width=400&height=225)
The show also includes commissions, such as 'Untitled (iOS emoji content aware fill)' (2021) by Yuri Pattison.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MPAYT5CBE5FFBGPGM5S7B76M7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=9cdb7df9e44a8baaf7ad224ab7271ce2f17fec8d33cec42331096e5bef3e9378&width=400&height=225)
'Illocutionary Utterances' (2018) by Victoria Sin.
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'Digiprint' (2019) by Stephanie Saade.
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Exploring how digital technology has affected our identities and our daily lives, Age of You attempts to take on one of the pressing issues of our time.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KCNH6OFYKBCVFKCJHLIUM6THAM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a1efe7cb41946f324c130d106167b6bca5babb99517f33947aef5d8aa27feb3&width=400&height=225)
'Behold These Glorious Times!' (2017) by Trevor Paglen.
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'Crowd Landscape' (2021) by Satoshi Fujiwara, a commission for Age of You, is on view at Jameel Arts Centre until August 14.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GPX3RX3QVRFC3AGH4CTCKUUCPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b1ccd48691af6610cdbd939a1c50d35a3e3a5d327e0d105f237b389b788d5ccc&width=400&height=225)
'Soft Film' (2016) by Sara Cwynar. Courtesy of Jameel Arts Centre. Photo by Daniela Baptista
'The Extreme Self': new book explores how the internet is changing who we are
The title, which has also been turned into a Dubai exhibition, outlines the effects of the web and social media on our identities and societies
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Alexandra Chaves
02 July, 2021
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