Aadikeshav Sinha

BD2023

“Meta” refers to anything that reflects or examines itself. In the digital world, our existence becomes ‘meta’ primarily through images. These images, stored on the internet as binary code, shape how others perceive and remember us. Every photo online serves as a small window into a version of who we are. These versions can be called Todd as mentioned in the book “Age of earthquakes”. When we examine the metadata embedded in each image—timestamps, locations, and technical details—an additional layer of meaning emerges, one that reaches back to the image’s physical origin. Engaging with data—like analyzing histograms or generating sounds from images—becomes a meta interaction, as it involves data about data. Discussing these concepts within their context amplifies this loop. This project explores this ‘meta’ quality of our digital existence by diving into the metadata within images and aims to understand how relooking at media in its meta forms, reshapes perception and influences how we are seen, remembered, and ultimately, known in the collective memory of the internet.