The "Selfie Arm" is a new selfie stick design that
adds an arm to your self-portraits, making them look like photos of you taken
by someone who loves you.
The prototype was created by artists Justin Crowe and Aric
Snee out of lightweight and portable fibreglass, media reports said.
The fibreglass arm lets you appear to hold a friend's hand
while you take a selfie.
Fascinated by the idea of technology and its illusionary
"connectedness" and "sociableness", Snee and Crowe created
the 'selfie arm'.
"It's a solution to a quintessential problem -- nobody
wants to look alone while they mindlessly snap pictures of themselves. The
product conveniently provides you a welcoming arm," the artists behind the
creation noted.
"And better yet, it doesn't talk or have emotions of
any sort," they added.
By fashioning the stick to look like an arm, you instantly
look less lonely in your photos.
The project is meant to be "a direct commentary on the
growing selfie stick phenomenon, and the constant, gnawing need for
narcissistic internet validation".
However, the artists have not spoken about plans to
bring the selfie-arm to market.
