the-distant-past.xyz

A website that is all its past versions

Concept

The website is just an analog clock, but it not only shows the current time, but also all the times it has shown since opening the page – thus all its past versions leading up to this moment.

Background

This website is part of a series of minimalist websites as artworks – serving as provocations of sorts, in an attempt to make the web more playful again. Each piece is based on a simple statement, such as “A website that keeps eye contact”, and executed in the simplest possible manner using web technologies.

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the-distant-past.xyz
A website that is all its past versions
Art
A website that lets you leave something behind for the next visitor
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A website that is just its analytics report