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The Real Virtual - Predicting, Programming and Publishing Life: Jón Páll Eyjólfsson at TEDxReykjavík

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Jón Páll states that we use the camera on our phone as a filter for reality, to take control of the narrative of our lives. With our cameras we reduce reality and boil it down to a picture on Instagram that our friends, strangers and our followers can like, share and compare to their own filter of the world. More and more of our time is consumed by comparing experiences and planning them rather than actually really experiencing them. No longer do we experience the thrill of getting lost or having to ask directions or ask a friend how things are going, it is pointless you have already read his narrative on Facebook.

Jón Páll Eyjólfsson graduated as an actor from East 15 acting school in London England in 2000. He has worked with various companies as an actor including the National Theatre in Iceland, Reykjavik City Theatre and The Young Vic Theatre Company in London. Jón Páll has directed productions at National Theatre in Iceland, Reykjavik City Theatre, Akureyri Theater Company and with independent theatre companies. He is also part of MINDGROUP, an open experiment in collective theatre work. He teaches courses on devised theatre/directing at Iceland Academy of the Arts.

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