This photographic triptych explores the notion of digital ownership by examining the obscured and often inaccessible locations of data centers that store our personal information. Through these works, Fragmentin investigates our relationship with the tech giants that shape our daily lives.

Using an automated process applied to a satellite imaging tool, the artists extracted high-definition fragments of topographic textures, which they repurpose as a means of reclaiming them.

This gesture—both critical and ironic—challenges the very concept of ownership, echoing the massive appropriation of our data by those same structures. Once flattened, these fragments of buildings take on the appearance of a digital tapestry, where the pixels seem rigorously arranged and optimized by machines, yet each composition carries an element of randomness.

These visual assemblages reveal the architectural and aesthetic features of data centers, highlighting how technology reshapes our environment into a space governed by algorithmic analysis and representation.
The landscapes depicted originate from highly secured sites, often inaccessible to the public, where the servers and data centers of the GAFAM corporations are located. Far from being neutral, these infrastructures impose a new geography—composed of sanitized blocks embedded in natural, urban, or industrial surroundings. Their strategic placement often exploits local resources, particularly to optimize server cooling, illustrating how the digital realm adapts itself to geographic contexts.

Through this triptych, the trio invites us to reflect on the complex relationship between our data, its storage, and the influence of digital giants on our sense of ownership—both physical and virtual.