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This paper explores Pedro Almodóvar’s 2011 film The Skin I Live In ( La piel que habito ), moving beyond traditional genre analysis to examine the film’s thematic preoccupation with surveillance, creation, and control. By analyzing the protagonist Dr. Ledgard’s manipulation of the human body, this text draws parallels to contemporary mechanisms of digital consumption. Specifically, it addresses the phenomenon of fragmented viewing on user-generated platforms (such as Okru and TokyoVideo) and how the "work" of digital curation mirrors the film’s narrative of constructing a reality for a specific gaze.

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While the film is frequently analyzed through the lens of gender theory and body horror, a less examined dimension is the film’s prescient commentary on the act of looking. The mansion operates as a panopticon—a space where the subject is constantly seen but cannot see the observer. This dynamic is eerily replicated in the modern digital landscape, where media is fragmented, uploaded, and consumed on platforms that rely on user labor and voyeuristic engagement. This paper explores Pedro Almodóvar’s 2011 film The