The Idea
Everyone leads two lives.
An ‘outer’ life filled with day-to-day activities and to do’s. Jobs, routines, meals, meetings, bills, discussions about the weather.
And then there is the ‘inner’ life. The things that you think but seldom say.
Hidden Lives is a space to reflect on your innermost thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears and imaginings. Pause, let your soul drift, listen and then reveal your hidden life to the world.
Hidden Lives aims to become a unique global artwork brimming with intimate, beautiful and moving self-expressions from people all over the world.
View the YouTube video unveil your hidden life.
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The Site
Hidden Lives is a social experiment dabbling in the realms of authentic expression and intimate revelation.
The website responses are uniquely personal and yet undeniably universal.
When people have the opportunity and courage to share their hidden lives, it is a powerful reminder that, for everything that separates us, we are all intimately connected.
The aesthetic of the website revolves around the concept of windows into the soul. People’s hidden lives are represented in a vast collection of windows. As you hover over a window, it lights up with a hint to its contents, inviting you to explore deeper into the person’s soul.
You can explore the hidden lives of people from around the world in a myriad of ways. The home page presents a random assortment of entries and you can also view entries by specific categories and countries while also sorting entries by most recent, most votes, age and screen name. Play around and see what lives are unveiled.
Unveil your hidden life today.
For all the behind-the-scenes action on Hidden Lives, visit The Official Hidden Lives Blog.
The People
Hidden Lives is an ideogeny project.
Justin McMurray, the founder of ideogeny, has had the concept of Hidden Lives bouncing around his head for several years. He conceived, creatively developed, designed and produced the project.
Remko Steenstra is the brains behind the development and technical production of Hidden Lives. It would not exist without his crucial involvement.
Thanks to everyone else who believed even when they didn’t know what in.
If you’d like to contact ideogeny, please visit the contact page.
The Future
It is planned that material submitted to Hidden Lives will be prepared for various publication and/or exhibition. Please get in touch for more info.