For this final project, I was heavily inspired by net artist Olia Lialina and the musician Pinkpantheress. I watched a youtube video of Olia Lialina talking about Geocities and all of the key aspects of the platform and how users engaged with it. Geocities as a concept is extremely interesting but I was really excited by Lialina’s own passion on the subject. In my research, I looked at some of her other work and thought that it was amazing.
Pinkpantheress is a 20 year old British musician who gained popularity on tiktok. Her music incorporates strong drum and bass elements but also falls into the bedroom pop category. I think that there is something in her music that evokes a sense of nostalgia, and that is part of the reason she is a successful young artist. While I love her music, for this project I was actually inspired by her website. Her website is laid out in a loosely structured way, with a short bio and photo log on the left hand side. The website also has fake pop-ups and advertisements that look like viruses but just lead to other pages of hers, like her youtube channel or merch site.