Est. 2024 — Ongoing
Before the world changed,
we were here.
A global public canvas. Every tile is a real person, in their real workplace, at a real moment in history.
As automation and AI reshape how we work, this archive preserves what came before — and what is happening right now.
The Archive
One tile. One person.
Each square on the canvas belongs to one human being in one occupation, from one country, at one point in time.
No names. Just work.
There are no profiles, no followers, no likes. A photo, a role, a place, a year. That is all.
Permanent.
Once placed, a tile cannot be edited or deleted. The record stands, as history does.
What a tile looks like
Each dark square is an empty tile waiting for someone. The filled ones belong to real people.
Your work matters. Add it to the record.
I Was Here