This collective archive is called Undeletable Image and was made by students from the CD Currents workshop at Parsons School of Design. We asked ourselves: what should be made permanent, visible to all? Blockchain exists in the context of the stock market and uses enormous amounts of energy. But this technology is only a tool in the making; in this workshop, participants reflected on the philosophical meanings and possible implications of blockchain on our life AFK (Away From Keyboard). The collective archive reflects each student's interest and builds on a critical approach of traditionnal and institutional methods of archiving. Students are not only participants, but are collectively building and reframing a community together.

It is easy, with the digital tools we already have, to create a public archive. With the advent of blockchain, the question is: what happens when we have the power to decide what is undeletable?

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