mouchette.org AI-researched

Martine Neddam, 1996

Web-based interactive art

https://www.mouchette.org/

A long-lived net artwork and web persona exploring themes of identity, created in 1996 and still actively maintained.

mouchette.org is one of the longest-running net artworks, requiring ongoing domain registration, email, moderation tools, and hosting maintenance. It faces risks from both infrastructure lapses and legacy client TLS failures.

Extinction Events

Protocol Change Major impact Degraded
DST Root CA X3 expires, breaking legacy TLS trust

TLS trust chain / root certificates

Long-lived net artwork often accessed/preserved via legacy setups. Legacy clients may fail HTTPS validation.

Other Total loss Restored
Domain expiration and hosting lapses

Domain renewals and web hosting

Requires ongoing domain registration, email, moderation tools, and hosting maintenance. Actively maintained by artist; still at structural risk.

Browser Change Minor impact Degraded
Netscape Navigator reaches end of life

Netscape Navigator browser

Originally authored for Netscape-era browsers. Some interactive behaviors relied on Netscape-specific DOM and rendering.