public exhibitions (such as museum or gallery displays). Below is an informative report clarifying what Sotwe is and how public data is handled in that context. 1. Overview of Sotwe Sotwe is a third-party website that acts as a mirror for X (formerly Twitter). It allows users to view public profiles, tweets, and media without requiring a login or an account on the original platform. Functionality: It scrapes publicly available data from X and displays it through its own interface. Purpose: Often used for anonymous browsing or by individuals who do not want to maintain a social media account. 2. The "Public Exhibition" of Data While not a physical exhibition, Sotwe effectively "exhibits" user data in a public, persistent manner that often bypasses the original platform's privacy controls. This has led to several notable concerns: Persistent Visibility: Even if a user deletes a tweet or changes their profile settings on X, mirrored sites like Sotwe may continue to display the "exhibited" content until their cache is updated or the site is taken down. Privacy Concerns: Users on platforms like Reddit have voiced concerns that such sites constitute an invasion of privacy, as they make content available to those outside the intended audience of the original platform. Security Risks: Using third-party viewers can expose users to aggressive advertising or potential malware, as these sites are not governed by the same security standards as major social media corporations. 3. Management of Public Digital Exhibits For organizations that
Creating an exhibition that lives across three districts, integrates AR, real‑time data, and community contributions required a robust technical backbone. Below is a high‑level overview (technical details are simplified for a general audience). sotwe public exhibition
The seed for SOTWE was planted in 2022, during a graduate seminar on at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Professor Maya Renshaw challenged her students to imagine an exhibition that “doesn’t just hang on walls but lives in the streets.” One of the students, a multimedia artist named Eliot Zhao , sketched a rough diagram of a city block overlaid with translucent time‑line ribbons, each representing a different historical epoch of the neighbourhood. The diagram sparked a conversation that spiraled into a full‑blown research project titled “Temporal Weaving in Public Spaces.” public exhibitions (such as museum or gallery displays)