Michael Mandiberg
Quantified Self Portrait (One Year Performance)2016-2017

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Artist or Maker: Michael Mandiberg
United States, Michigan, Detroit, active New York, Brooklyn, born 1977
Title: Quantified Self Portrait (One Year Performance)
Date Made: 2016-2017
Medium: Three-channel video, color, silent, Edition 1 of 5
Dimensions: Duration (Channel 1): 6 minutes, 50 seconds Duration (Channel 2): 6 minutes, 50 seconds Duration (Channel 3): 47 minutes, 50 seconds
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by LACMA's Art + Technology Lab program
Accession Number: M.2020.5
Classification: Time Based Media
Collecting Area: Contemporary Art
Curatorial Notes: Michael Mandiberg’s practice often involves the use of custom software and digital platforms to create works that critically examine contemporary digital culture. Quantified Self Portrait (One Year Performance) takes the concept of self-representation into the realm of long-term data collection and visualization. This artwork is distinguished by its temporal scale, involving the artist’s systematic gathering of personal data over the course of a year. The extended duration underscores the performative aspect of the piece, where the act of data collection itself becomes an integral part of the artistic process. The resulting visualizations offer an abstract and data-driven perspective on the patterns of Mandiberg’s life throughout that year, providing a unique self-portrait grounded in quantifiable data.

Joel Ferree

2025

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Artist or Maker: Michael Mandiberg
United States, Michigan, Detroit, active New York, Brooklyn, born 1977
Title: Quantified Self Portrait (One Year Performance)
Date Made: 2016-2017
Medium: Three-channel video, color, silent, Edition 1 of 5
Dimensions: Duration (Channel 1): 6 minutes, 50 seconds Duration (Channel 2): 6 minutes, 50 seconds Duration (Channel 3): 47 minutes, 50 seconds
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by LACMA's Art + Technology Lab program
Accession Number: M.2020.5
Classification: Time Based Media
Collecting Area: Contemporary Art
Curatorial Notes: Michael Mandiberg’s practice often involves the use of custom software and digital platforms to create works that critically examine contemporary digital culture. Quantified Self Portrait (One Year Performance) takes the concept of self-representation into the realm of long-term data collection and visualization. This artwork is distinguished by its temporal scale, involving the artist’s systematic gathering of personal data over the course of a year. The extended duration underscores the performative aspect of the piece, where the act of data collection itself becomes an integral part of the artistic process. The resulting visualizations offer an abstract and data-driven perspective on the patterns of Mandiberg’s life throughout that year, providing a unique self-portrait grounded in quantifiable data.

Joel Ferree

2025