Young Teen | Freaks

To them, the internet is not a place for social networking; it’s a toolkit for subversion. They use glitch-art filters to obscure their faces and cryptic, non-linear captions that baffle anyone over the age of 25.

Beneath the safety pins and the distortion pedal noise, there is a palpable sense of seeking. The "Freak" label is less an insult and more a lighthouse for those who felt adrift in the high school cafeteria. young teen freaks

"Everything we do online is tracked, sold, and turned into an algorithm," explains Maya, who spends her weekends filming experimental short films on an old VHS camcorder. "When we call ourselves 'freaks,' we’re opting out of that. You can’t market 'freak' because the minute it becomes a trend, we’ve already moved on to something weirder." The Digital Diaspora To them, the internet is not a place