ARENA HYPERNORMALISATION

Pull images and text from are.na to make a strangely familiar documentary critique of late capitalism.

Good for full screen ambient displays, or just staring into the void.

Just hit go, customise with your own channels, or contribue more text or images.

Image Channels

Paste an are.na URL or channel slug. Images are used as backgrounds.

Text Channels

Paste an are.na URL or channel slug. Text blocks become captions.

Advanced Settings — search, music & private channels

Are.na Access Token (needed for private channels & search)

Get yours at are.na → Settings → Developers. Read-only access is fine.

Channel content is cached locally for 24 hours so you won't hammer the API. to force a fresh fetch.

Search are.na (requires access token)

Search are.na blocks by keyword — fetches matching images and texts, pooled with your channels above. Requires an access token (v3 API). Leave blank to pull recent public blocks.

Block blocklist

Paste an are.na block URL (e.g. https://www.are.na/block/12345) to exclude it from the canvas.

Music (optional)

Add a link to a SoundCloud playlist, a direct link to an MP3/OGG, or use a local MP3 file.

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