Screenshots of Screenshots

Screenshots of Screenshots begins with an existing screenshot and subjects it to another act of capture. Using a second screenshot tool, I align a new selection frame with the boundaries of the previous image, then crop, mark, erase, or apply pixelation while preserving these operations within the resulting image.

Screenshots are commonly treated as a quick method of saving information, yet every capture also involves selection and editing. The chosen area determines what remains visible, the frame defines the limits of the image, and redaction or pixelation separates visible information from what is concealed. Through repeated capture, the original scene becomes increasingly covered by toolbars, selection boxes, annotations, and masks. The image and the actions performed upon it begin to occupy the same visual space.

The work examines how digital images are continuously altered through editing and circulation. Each new screenshot moves the image further from its initial source while producing another version. Tools that usually remain hidden behind the finished image become visible subjects: cursor selections, rectangular frames, obscured areas, and traces of modification collectively form the composition.

Screenshots of Screenshots records the processes through which digital images are captured, processed, and redistributed. It also considers how viewing information always involves drawing boundaries—deciding what to retain, what to remove, and what to conceal.