FOR A PERSONAL PROJECT I IMAGINED A SITE WHICH, IN A WORLD WHERE WE COULD EACH CENSOR OUR WEB NAVIGATION AT WILL, HELPED YOU BLOCK A PERSON FROM ALL YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS. IN ONE CLICK.
IT'S CALLED BREAK.
INSPIRED BY MICHEL GONDRY'S ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - IN WHICH THE CHARMING CLEMENTINE COMPLETELY REMOVES HER BOYFRIEND FROM HER MEMORY THANKS TO A SPECIALISED CLINIC: LACUNA - I WONDERED IF ALL THAT WAS STILL SCIENCE-FICTION AS MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO UNFOLLOW OR BLOCK SOMEONE WHEN THINGS GET TOO COMPLICATED OR AFTER A BREAK UP MAKES IT TOO PAINFUL TO SEE THE POSTS AND STATUS OF A FLAME THAT DIED TOO RECENTLY.
CAN A COMPANY LIKE LACUNA EXIST TODAY? THAT IS THE QUESTION I ASKED MYSELF AND I THINK, HONESTLY, YES. IF IT COULD NOT OFFER A TOTAL AND CLINICAL DELETION OF A PERSON FROM OUR MEMORY, IT MAY PROPOSE CLEARING ALL TRACES OF AN ACCOUNT ON ALL SOCIAL NETWORKS ON WHICH YOU ARE BOTH CONNECTED. AT ONCE.
SO, WHAT WOULD THEIR SITE LOOK LIKE? WELL, YOU THINK THEIR SERVICE IS CRUEL ? OF COURSE IT IS. BUT KNOW THAT THIS PRACTICE IS INCREASING IN THE DIGITAL ERA AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE MORE AND MORE ACCEPTED. THAT'S WHY I CHOSE COLORFUL AND PLAYFUL VISUALS.
HOW ABOUT YOU ? WOULD YOU USE A SERVICE LIKE BREAK. TO BLOCK PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR VIRTUAL LIFE EASILY ?
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM OPEN DOODLES
