Michael L茅: Server Incognito
Server Incognito is a website that only exists when connection is lost and you no longer wish to associate with your identity. Reflecting on the early internet鈥檚 promise of anonymity鈥攕omething that has eroded in an era of constant surveillance and digital tracking鈥� the project challenges the expectation of 24/7 digital permanence, embracing the idea that the internet, like nature, should have cycles of activity and dormancy.
Visitors who access the site at different times of day will experience its ephemerality firsthand: in the morning, it loads crisp and responsive; by dusk, it slows and falters; at night, it is simply 404_not_found. This fluctuation mirrors the organic cycles of decay and renewal, asking users to reconsider their relationship with digital presence, the myth of online permanence, and to confront their assumptions about access, visibility, and control in online spaces.
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Server Incognito is a website that only exists when connection is lost and you no longer wish to associate with your identity. Reflecting on the early internet鈥檚 promise of anonymity鈥攕omething that has eroded in an era of constant surveillance and digital tracking鈥� the project challenges the expectation of 24/7 digital permanence, embracing the idea that the internet, like nature, should have cycles of activity and dormancy.
Visitors who access the site at different times of day will experience its ephemerality firsthand: in the morning, it loads crisp and responsive; by dusk, it slows and falters; at night, it is simply 404_not_found. This fluctuation mirrors the organic cycles of decay and renewal, asking users to reconsider their relationship with digital presence, the myth of online permanence, and to confront their assumptions about access, visibility, and control in online spaces.
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