The System
Credits
Interactive Web Art, Database / System
2026
Credits
Project
Perception Anchor is an independent read-write system and growing library for tracing relations formed through acts of recall.Initiated, designed, and built by Kristopher Yizhen Shi.
Research, interface design, system design, writing, and web development by Kristopher Yizhen Shi.
Seed Data
The library was initiated with 227 street-number photographs made along Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles County, in 2025. The images were originally published in Boulevard, The Word We Got Used To, possibly probably perhaps, Los Angeles, 2026.
© 2026 Kristopher Yizhen Shi for the images.
Publication edition © 2026 possibly probably perhaps.
The initial records are extended with publicly accessible geographic and archival material from the following sources:
OpenStreetMap / Overpass API
Geographic and address data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Data queried through the Overpass API.
Internet Archive / Item Metadata API
Archival metadata and media accessed through the Internet Archive Item Metadata API. Copyright and reuse conditions vary by individual source item.
Rights
Copyright in user-contributed texts and media remains with their respective contributors unless otherwise stated.Externally sourced material remains subject to the copyright, licensing, and reuse conditions specified by its original creators, collections, or data providers.
© 2026 Kristopher Yizhen Shi. Perception Anchor.
Perception Anchor Library Data Downloads
The reviewed Perception Anchor library is available as structured data for further study, interpretation, and reuse.
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Downloads include library records, metadata, and relational data. Rights to associated media remain subject to the terms stated in the Credits and individual records.
The public download contains the published collection and reviewed contributions that remain public. Pending and withdrawn contributions are excluded. CSV includes separate record and connection rows; JSON preserves the complete structured metadata.
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