How does Untitled Film Still 21 elucidate its Evaluation?
Nicholas Mirzoeff used this image in a chapter of his work "How to See the World", explicitly discussing the way of self-expression from self-portrait to selfie. For Mirzoeff, the woman in the photo stares in an invisible direction, and the feeling of opening her lips creates a "sense of threat and anxiety". He pointed out that in the classic Hollywood screen setting, "victims are always isolated like this before they suffer violence." However, Sherman's expression can also show that nothing is more vital than mild uncertainty. So anxious, but "threatening" feels like too much projection.
Nicholas Mirzoeff