By the counter in the shop in the basement of the Courtauld Gallery is a Photo Booth.
This is not just any old Photo Booth, this one allows you to create an image of yourself in one of several artists’ styles.
I chose Cezanne, and then followed the on-screen instructions, not sure what would be in the end.
Here is the booth, which is in full view of the shop floor, so no privacy at all. Once you have decided your style, you are invited to pay (£4) and then look at the camera – the circle above the big rectangle, for which I had to duck down.
I was still not sure what the end product would be.
The print is 1500 x 100mm on firm glossy card, with the word COURTAULD on the lower part of the card, which I editied out for this article. I also put my email address into the machine and it sent me an image of the print. So now I had the print version and a downloadable version.
The hat and the jacket are inventions of the system because I was wearing neither. Overall I think it is Cezanne-like and another one to add to the list of places I have been – like the one at CHEEEZ.
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