Mavi Staiano has taken everyone’s favorite pastime, Facebook stalking, a little bit further. After hours and hours of online stalking, she has collected over 5,000 images and screen shots of random Facebookers. She has taken her obsession up a notch by printing strangers’ profile pictures on plain white t-shirts.
Indeed, your Facebook profile photo is often the most beautiful and the most edited version of you, so Mavi Staiano’s photos can be considered the best of the best. The collection of photographs are mostly All-American-looking, happy-go-lucky youths frolicking about.
Mavi Staiano draws influence from American photographer Richard Prince’s re-appropriation of photography and thus, the issue of copyright obviously springs up. Who owns the images you post on Facebook?
Facebook-Stalking Tees
Mavi Staiano Makes T-Shirts out of Strangers' Facebook Photos
Trend Themes
1. Re-appropriation of Photography - The re-appropriation of photography creates opportunities for new forms of artistic expression and social commentary.
2. Print-on-demand Clothing - Print-on-demand clothing generates new modes of apparel production and customized design.
3. Social Media Privacy Concerns - Social media privacy concerns create opportunities for emerging technologies that can better protect personal information.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion and Apparel - Fashion and apparel companies can integrate print-on-demand technology to allow for greater customization and on-trend designs.
2. Fine Arts - Fine artists can explore the boundaries of re-appropriation and copyright laws in the digital age to create provocative and thought-provoking pieces.
3. Technology and Security - Technology and security companies can develop innovative solutions to protect social media users' privacy and intellectual property rights.