Medium: Instagram account, digital images, 14 | Year: 2017
The Instagram account, lorelei_artsymalik, is made by executing instructions out of a Forbes list - enumerating ways to get popular on the social media platform. '50 Free Ways To Increase Your Instagram Followers' consists of points ranging from the time of posting, and hashtag usage, to content selection. The list is a product of several software analysed statistics which are carried out using information from a large number of popular Instagram handles.
I followed the tips in an attempt to generate an account that replicates existing trends and patterns of popularity on social media platforms. A widespread acceptance of such generalized pointers leads to a variety of absurdly stylized content, simultaneously emulating and parodying these popular aesthetics.
