Farm Animals Snapping Selfies Proves Narcissism is Equal Among All

An infatuation with personal image is practically a cornerstone of the youth in modern society. Whether we want to avoid it or not, the selfie and selfie snappers are everywhere. The practice of capturing that one perfect shot has evolved into a daily procedure as well as an unfortunate symbol of needing self-affirmation. This contemporary love for all things front-facing is the topic of a recent photo series by the Paris-based digital artist, Cristian Girotto—called Social Animals. The artist takes into consideration the often overly sexualized and ridiculous routines of selfie snappers and applies the obsessive behaviors to farm animals—and yes, that means actual duck lips on ducks.

With a distinct cartoon appeal, the artwork is rambunctious and purposely absurd. The artist shared some words on where he came up with the concept for Social Animals, “Nowadays, we spend most of our time constantly scrolling with our thumbs on our phone screens, looking for the latest post or picture on social media.”

“In this quest, what we often see are selfies of people behaving in very curious manners, that we all recognize today as super clichés: the guy with big muscles in the gym, the girl wearing a duckface, the scantily clad girl feining innocence. This inspired me translate the behaviors into a representation of what I see when we look at them, a zoo.”

To see more photography and digital projects from Cristian Girotto, check out his Behance page, here.

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