# Exhibit #29: FROM DORM ROOM TO DATA MINE

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Artwork: https://www.meme-orial.com/images/exhibits/29.webp (1000 × 1000, image/webp)

This artwork captures a pivotal moment in digital history - a young Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm room in 2004, where Facebook was born. The seemingly innocent scene shows a college student at his computer, surrounded by the casual chaos of dorm life - scattered bottles and papers suggesting long hours of coding. The highlighted all-seeing eye symbol superimposed on his computer screen creates an ominous foreshadowing of what this dormitory project would become.

The title "FROM DORM ROOM TO DATA MINE" masterfully encapsulates Facebook's transformation from a simple college social network to one of the world's largest data collection operations. The juxtaposition between the innocent-looking college student and the omniscient eye symbol speaks to our innate concerns about surveillance and privacy. Humans are inherently sensitive to being watched - a trait that evolved from predator detection but now manifests in our digital age anxieties. The piece plays on this instinct by suggesting how what began as a way to connect college students evolved into a vast system of data collection and surveillance, transforming casual social connections into a massive commercial enterprise. The contrast between the casual dorm room setting and the surveillance symbolism creates a stark commentary on the unforeseen consequences of our digital social revolution.

Source: (MEME)ORIAL project catalogue (https://www.meme-orial.com/collection). Descriptions and visual readings are supplied by the project catalogue. They include artistic interpretation and commentary on the historical referents.

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