ABSTRACT
Like many artists Selavy often uses herself as the model for her images. The legacy of self-reflection-figuratively and, when used in photography, literally-has enjoyed a long history more often than not categorized as a self-portrait. Often the inquiry is deeply personal and sometimes the self is the most convenient stand-in for pursuing matters seemingly outside of the self. The "Say cheese" grin directed at the lens feels as contrived as that of a frog's-when contemplating a juicy fly. While, ordinarily, this might lead to a discussion about a deficit in an image because of the over-evident awareness between the subject and the photographer, this becomes overwhelmingly predatory in this case. The convenience, comparable affordability, and nutritional deficits associated with regular consumption of fast food and accompanying soft drinks flood the media as do the equally unhealthy, often-unrealistically slim body images that at times come close to depicting someone suffering from the illness of consumption.
