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The next artist I read about is actually anonymous. Mouchette.org, a web page that has existed since 1996, has yet to have a difinitive author. Based on the 1967 film, Mouchette, this piece of new media art looks like your average teenager's website. A large pink flower crawling with ants and flies fills the background, and a picture and information of a 13 year old girl Mouchette appears on the screen. When the page refreshes, noises from a little girl are heard such as laughing and sighing. In the description of Mouchette, the 13 year old, you can click on various links to learn even more about her. The one that struck me the most was her "advise" on becoming an artist. She said, "An artist? Yes. Here is a tip: I heard that the only way to become an artist is to say you are one. And then you can call "art" everything you make.... Easy, he?" I completely disagree with that statement. A lot of people still don't realize the effort that 99.9% of the time goes into making art. People assume certain things without really knowing all of the details. My parents for example aren't really keen on the profession of artist, thinking that it's not a real job. Quotes like this just reinforce that idea for people. Maybe it was the artist's goal to highlight misconceptions and perceptions in society. Other pages include sexual references, and even some politically inclined statements. Maybe it is a statement about the site itself. Since the artist has never revealed his or her identity, maybe it's a statement about themselves and that the site means nothing in reality. Who knows. Maybe we'll never know...