If Van Gogh's self-portrait was a photo | Shortlist

If Van Gogh's self-portrait was a photo

By Danielle de Wolfe

published 11 January 2013

If Van Gogh was around today, chances are we'd be seeing a whole heap of modernised work up on Etsy and, depressingly, Instagram.

Imagining a universe where this is the case, Lithuanian architect and photographer Tadao Cern decided to digitally reconstruct the iconic self-portrait.

You can find out exactly how he did it at the bottom.

Revealing The Truth from Tadao Cern on Vimeo.

As a former Shortlist Staff Writer, Danielle spends most of her time compiling lists of the best ways to avoid using the Central Line at rush hour.