Benya Sutyanyong is a designer based in Toronto. Currently at Concrete, previously at Daybreak Studio.
Benya Sutyanyong is a designer based in Toronto. Currently at Concrete, previously at Daybreak Studio.
Archaeology of the Internet
My undergraduate thesis, “Archaeology of the Internet”, began as a question: How would future generations remember us, the first humans with not only physical, but also digital artefacts?
Through explorations of death, memory, and human connection across various web 1.0 sites (90s-2000s), I discovered that the Internet isn’t as passively permanent as we might assume. Thus began the process of documenting defunct digital platforms in material forms to preserve the good, the bad, and the cringe. Special thank you to the Wayback machine where most of this content was sourced.
Unlike with web 2.0 and 3.0, users cannot communicate directly on Craigslist; they can only be voyeurs to other users’ posts. When worn in public, the Cloak of Anonymity conceals the wearer’s identity yet renders them the subject of a sensationalized voyeuristic gaze, replicating in real life the effect of posting on Craigslist Personals.