The role of the internet is integral in both of my projects as it is the medium of which both originated from. Both databases come from many sources but are slightly different. The presence of the TDoR database nowadays comes from data being sent to the administrator, in emails or from social media and from people. Before social media, I imagine a lot of it came from word-of-mouth, online or offline. It lives within the people affected. My image database is presenceless – it has no clear origin, but it doesnt come from nowhere. in that sense, it is sprawling full of disjointed locations and origins. it lives everywhere and nowhere at the same time. The communities contrast – Trans people over the world trying to survive, and a small group of 500 people.
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