Self Portrait
Self Portrait
1982, Japanese. Directed by Norio Imai.
In this video performance, Imai takes a snapshot of his own face displayed on a TV monitor using a polaroid camera. While the videotape records his performance, he takes out one end of the open-reel video tape from the tape deck, staples his photograph directly on the videotape, and pins it on the wall until the videotape runs out completely. The still photographs of his face are attached to the loose bundles of videotape, which is a material record of the temporal duration of his performance.
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
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- Japanese
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- 1 February 1982
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Self Portrait runs 21 minutes (0h 21m).
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Self Portrait isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1982. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Self Portrait, try Joker: Put on a Happy Face, Mickey's Delayed Date, A Knight for a Day.
Who directed Self Portrait?
Self Portrait (1982) was directed by Norio Imai.