Self-Portrait mixes video installation, durational performance, surveillance technology and an informal artist talk to create an unusual gallery experience.

Showing at Transmedia expo DREAMING OF A POINT AT WHICH PARALLEL LINES CONVERGE.

Exhibited at Galerij Jan Colle (Ghent) September 13th – October 19th 2009.

photo by Jan Colle

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Exhibited at Prospectives.09 – Exhibit/Interact (Reno, NV – USA) November 12th – December 16th 2009.

“Sven Goyvaerts’ piece Self-Portrait might at first appear to be a video loop of the artist presented like traditional portraiture, but, in a twist straight out of a Harry Potter book, the portrait is able to interact with gallery visitors because it’s actually a live webcam feed of the artist. It’s a piece that combines technology with an endurance performance—the artist plans to be remotely present during all gallery hours—to create a contemporary twist on an ancient art form.”

- Brad Bynum / Reno News & Review

link to photo by Rob Duarte