Brittany Papale

In this body of work Brittany Papale is examining our alarming obsession with documenting the present with 24 hour newscasts, unlimited digital photos, status updates, and video, through an in depth analysis of “Now.” Documenting the now is a declaration of self, an affirmation of purpose, and when the live feed delays or the picture blurs, we can’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.

In the process of over-documenting, valuations become blurred. Reality has to constantly be affirmed by some sort of visual record or it is deemed insignificant or even at extremes to not have happened at all. The documentation itself becomes flawed as it is mediated over and over again.

Brittany Papale is asking the viewer to step back and take a look at the reality we’ve created and to question why this documentation, this affirmation of self and reality is so important us.