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Exhibition
The Story of the Moving Image
10am – 5pm
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This video features in a responsive display in the museum that presents the moments, stories and memes capturing the zeitgeist by going viral on the internet.
Where to start with the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling? The feud between director and star? The leaked texts? Harry Styles seemingly spitting on Chris Pine? By then, Pine had already checked out after enduring co-star Styles praising the cinematic quality of ‘the movie’. All viral moments, but Pine’s dead stare recalls the Sad Affleck meme and can be reused to have his mental retreat express our own, which we may need since Styles’ bumbling also seemed to represent an existential threat to cinema in the streaming age of IP-driven blockbusters, which many hoped ‘the movie’ would defy.
While any number of posts could've been shared here, this TikTok from Caitlin Riley captures the overall drama and demonstrates how performers use social media to engage with viral content in their own way.
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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-09. Catch of the Day
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0.18 secs (looped)
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digital screen recording of @romansgerri's Twitter