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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Feeling nostalgic for the early Internet? Prof. Roopa Vasudevan's new Mass MoCA exhibit uses hand-drawn QR codes and web pages to bring viewers back in time—and spark ideas for the future. You can meet her at tomorrow's StoryTime! massmoca.org/event/family-storytime…

A gradient background transitioning from green at the top to pink at the bottom. In the center, there's orange text that reads: "It's exhausting trying to stay relevant."

Image from Roopa Vasudevan’s "Requiem for the Early Internet" exhibit. With these works, Vasudevan hopes to help us imagine — and create — better possibilities for digital life in the future.

Red and orange gradient background with the text "Nothing ever really seems to be enough."

Image from Roopa Vasudevan’s "Requiem for the Early Internet" exhibit. With these works, Vasudevan hopes to help us imagine — and create — better possibilities for digital life in the future.

A gradient background with teal to orange hues displays the text: "When was the last time you felt caught up with everything?"

Image from Roopa Vasudevan’s "Requiem for the Early Internet" exhibit. With these works, Vasudevan hopes to help us imagine — and create — better possibilities for digital life in the future.

A gradient background with back to green hues displays the text: "And in real life, we can't just wipe the screen clean to start over."

Image from Roopa Vasudevan’s "Requiem for the Early Internet" exhibit. With these works, Vasudevan hopes to help us imagine — and create — better possibilities for digital life in the future.

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