Open Questions and Challenges

One of the biggest challenge we faced as a part of this process was drawing the line between this memorial being critical of Facebook and portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg heroic figure. This is a very important consideration because a bold statement like this can come to benefit wrong if not executed properly. We tried to take care of this by making sure that the data is not manipulated and does not reflect Mark Zuckerberg as a heroic figure but rather is transparent in giving the viewers a cohesive picture of his character. And yet, there are a few aspects in this context that needs to be revisited for developing the project to serve its purpose. It was our intention to have the tower act as a warning that loomed over silicon valley, a headstone from which others could learn to change their ways, lest they meet the same end.

We also hadn't thought about these issues being global ones, yet our installation was static and site-specific. We could only display data and illustrate it the same way as the rest if it took place within view of the tower. In the end, this form fit the target we wanted, but its form meant that it could not portray the issue we focused on the same way. This was partially addressed with the bus/train stops, yet more thought in this area would be beneficial. However, such answers would start to move away from being memorials/warnings of Zuckerberg as well as targeted towards other tech companies in Silicon Valley and more on the topic of data privacy and ownership.