minutiae: Real Life

minutiae: Uncurated, unfollowed, unfiltered.

An art project created by Martin Adolfsson & Daniel J Wilson

Description

minutiae is an anti-social media app that helps participants capture ordinary moments of life -- moments we don’t fully value until they’re gone.

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HOW IT WORKS

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1. Once each day, at a random minute, all minutiae participants around the globe receive an alert simultaneously.

2. You have exactly one minute to respond to the alert and open the minutiae app.

3. Capture whatever is in front of you, there and then.

4. Once you’ve documented your moment, you have 60 seconds to explore previous moments. Both your own, and those of one random stranger you are matched with each day.

4. Repeat for 1440 days (once for every minute in 24 hours).

5. The final outcome of this long term collaboration between artist and participant is a digital archive of all of your captured moments, with the option to turn this archive into a physical book.

*NOTE* Notifications happen at the same time for all participants around the globe. This means that there will inevitably be notifications that happen while you are sleeping. To avoid receiving a notification at night you can put your phone on ‘do not disturb’ mode.

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THE minutiae MANIFESTO

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YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE

Social media was supposed to keep us in touch with our friends but has instead turned us all into unwitting monkeys filling out the world’s longest consumer survey.

Facebook doesn’t want your money. It wants your time.

minutiae is a response to our current moment: an anonymous anti-social media app that forces its users to document the in-between moments of life.

A collaboration between artist and participant that retrieves forgotten moments and celebrates the ordinary.

minutiae IS NOT A NORMAL APP

minutiae does not provide instant gratification

minutiae is not interested in your data

minutiae will not increase your efficiency

minutiae is not a popularity contest

minutiae is (let’s be honest) not for everyone

minutiae IS YOUR AUTOMATED SELF-PORTRAIT

minutiae is random moments.

minutiae is forgotten memories.

minutiae is life. Real life. Uncurated. Unfiltered. Unfollowed.

minutiae is a marathon, not a sprint.

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SUBSCRIPTION INFO

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Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription.

You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings.

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By using this app, you are agreeing to the minutiae Terms of Service (http://www.minutiae-app.org/tos/).

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For more information please visit the minutiae webpage at www.minutiae-app.org where you can find an FAQ.

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We encourage feedback and appreciate your reviews.

For any questions, ideas, or proposals please contact [email protected]