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Sayonara Social Media

Laser cutting ply wood, inkjet printing stickers and papers, iron printed gloves, laminated paper, 15.5″x13″x5.5″.
As you might've seen on "Social Dilemma" from Netflix, the toxicity of social media is something to reckon with. With this piece, I'm depicting addictiveness social media are.
In the kit, there is a description says:
"Social media is like a drug. It’s a very useful tool when you know how to use it, but it can become very dangerous if you use it improperly. It’s designed to be addictive, so it’s very natural for you to become hooked and it can be very hard to get away from.
Believe it or not, “Social media addiction” can be more addictive than alcohol, cocaine, or tobacco. I wanted to show through this piece social media’s addictive nature and how seriously it should be handled."


The kit includes:
1. Suggestions “DELETE APPS” – so that you can’t access it
2. “GLOVE” – so that you can’t type on your phone
3. “OUTLET COVER” – so that you can’t recharge it
4. “WATER” – so that you can destroy your phone
5. “LOG HOUSE”- so that you can stay away from it
6. “DRUGS” – so that you can forget about it
I used a leaser cutter to make the patterns on the top of the box. It includes logos of Facebook, instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Yelp, Snapchat, and Pinterest. 
Thank you!
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Sayonara Social Media
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Sayonara Social Media

Social media is addictive; this has become a known fact (it is designed to be that way). This kit includes instructions to deleting apps, an outl Read More

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