En un entorno digital plagado de selfies, es difícil adivinar si esta cultura de documentación de uno mismo refleja una forma de autoestima positiva o un síntoma de narcicismo poco sano. En el [Instituto de Diseño Interactivo de Copenhague](http://ciid.dk/), Manu Dixit creó la Planta Selfie para ayudarnos a despejar nuestras dudas.

Respondiendo al tiempo atmosférico y a su entorno, la maceta con flores activa una cámara que hace selfies donde siempre sales bien, según el artista, y para que lo puedas comprobar la flor publica todas estas fotos en su propia [página de Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TheSelfiePlant), que puedes ver en el vídeo de aquí abajo:

The Selfie Plant is an attempt to provoke some thoughts in the genre of "The Secret Life of Objects", at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. 

https://www.facebook.com/TheSelfiePlant

In recent times, the selfie culture has risen in popularity, but it has also raised a few questions. Whether the Selfie culture helps to build self-esteem or does it force us for self-obsession? Is it an expression for admiration or is it to achieve a sense of self, place and community?

What if nature gets addicted to this selfie culture and expresses itself.  If it could record moments like blooming of a flower or a new leaf, and then share these moments on the social network. What if this expression could draw people’s attention and invite participation. How would people react if a normal plant starts to interact with their social lives.

The Selfie Plant is an attempt to provoke some thoughts in the above genre of expression. The Selfie Plant expresses itself in the form of a nice-looking selfies, which it clicks according to its mood, weather or occasion. It mimics human behaviour, by giving it’s best pose and adjusting the camera angle to take the perfect selfie. Undoubtedly, the plant posts these photos on social network via it’s Facebook profile. It is powered by Arduino Yun and uses Facebook's graph API to post these photos at https://www.facebook.com/TheSelfiePlant

Possibly in a future scenario, the plant can become autonomous and not be owned by an individual, but shared within a community.  Everyone would take care of the plant in turns. With its unique social behaviour the plant might be able to draw public attention and would act as a bridge between humans and nature.

The Selfie Plant

[The Selfie Plant](https://vimeo.com/129462054) de [CIID IDP](https://vimeo.com/ciidstudents) en [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com).

 [Aquí](http://ciid.dk/education/portfolio/idp15/courses/secret-life-of-objects/projects/the-selfie-plant/) encontrarás más información sobre la planta selfi.

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Ahora las plantas también pueden hacer selfies

FYI.

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Ahora las plantas también pueden hacer selfies

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