Ode to a Digital Childhood
On view at Meridian Art Centre in 2022
As online space becomes more synonymous with capitalist ventures the original intention of the internet to provide free and unfiltered access to community, information, and resources is now a radical act in the face of pay-for-use services. Sharing is a radical act, still seen through protected spaces such as wikis and online message boards, most of which have resisted the ability to profit off their existence. These complicated relationships with capitalism have gatekept access to community and created alienation in online spaces originally designed to connect.