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The Right to Narcissism

Monday, October 13, 2025

Social media becomes a digital space for vain imagery and showing off. It also serves as a counter-visuality to remind us of a different world.

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THE visual is the political. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, food stalls and restaurants in Lampung would always display photos of the store owners and someone in military uniform above the cash register. At the time, displaying photos with the military was considered as a guarantee of security, pride, and protection for the business owner. Today, restaurants and large shops in the region often display power of attorney letters.

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