While exploring “What is work in a digital world?”, two videos, Kurzgesagt’s “The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?” and The Guardian’s “Could You Live Without the Internet? | The Digital Divide,” provided a compelling lens through which to view the question.

At the Wild exhibition at Manchester Museum, I sought to find out more about how I could answer the question, "What is work in a digital world?" What stood out most to me during the Wild exhibition that would help in answering this multifaceted question was this artefact:

Geo-epistemology, as defined by William Rankins, is about how knowledge is produced rather than simply measuring the world more accurately. As Rankins states:

Stereotypes over simplify and perpetuate harmful biases. Ruha Benjamin notes that:

Plate 8 of W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America presents two multi-coloured maps illustrating the migration patterns of African Americans in 1890. The state of Georgia is highlighted in black to emphasise its central role, while other states display numerical data tracking movement.

As I develop my Hopecore/Hopelesscore video, the production process is structured into three key stages: pre-production, production, and post-production.

I captured a series of images in the Peak District—Hathersage Booths, Owler Tor, and Upper Padley Circular - using a Nikon D3400, later refining them in Lightroom. These images reflect the aesthetics of both Hopecore and Hopelesscore, which share the same visual language of vast landscapes, quiet woodlands, and scenes of solitude.

For the audio element of my "What is work in a digital world?" project, I initially planned to use Dramamine by Flawed Mangoes and Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun. These tracks are staples within Hopecore and Hopelesscore videos, offering emotional depth and a reflective atmosphere.

To explore the question “What is work in a digital world?”, I created a Hopecore-style video using Adobe Premiere Pro. I recorded interviews with a Canon VIXIA HF R56 mounted on a lightweight tripod and captured audio using an AT804 handheld microphone connected to a Tascam DR-680 recorder, all set up in a quiet, controlled space.

My final 2:12-minute Hope-Core video meets my statement of intent by using Premiere Pro in a 9:16 format to ask, “What is work in a digital world?” Through two contrasting interviews: one optimistic, one cautious. Uplifting visuals, soothing ambient music (Golden Hour by Purrple Cat), and Impactful text overlays create an emotional arc that mirrors the Hopecore trend’s promise of comfort and resilience.