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Cheeky reality of social media revealed in 3D art series by Ben Fearnley

Social media continues to dominate our lives on a daily basis, even despite the growing concerns over privacy. Now, one New York-based artist and designer has created a series of witty 3D illustrations that show how we absurdly, and often childishly connect with one another on things like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Blue and silver coin-operated viewer with Facebook logo, two eyes and a mouth displaying a login screen with email and password fields

The amusing pieces have been crafted by Ben Fearnley of design agency Vault49, who is fascinated by how social media influences human interaction, as we all hit the apps and sites every day.

"Each one of these platforms encourages a different kind of communication and the amount of time we spend on social media has skyrocketed," says Ben, "I challenged myself to create a visualisation of how I could represent each social platform's user interaction in the most simplistic way that people could relate to and find conceptually amusing at the same time."

Blue sculptural form with Facebook logo and Email Password text, representing social media user interaction in Ben Fearnley's 3D art series
Blue and silver Facebook-branded binoculars with "Log In Password" displayed below the eyepieces, representing voyeuristic social media use
A colourful memo holder displaying the text "Insta-feed your ego" stands next to a bowl filled with brightly coloured spheres, representing Instagram engagement in Ben Fearnley's social media art series
Colourful spheres and geometric shapes with Instagram logos arranged on a white plate with cutlery, representing social media interaction
Towering pile of colourful spheres and heart shapes with Instagram logos on a plate, accompanied by a sign reading "Insta-feed your ego
Bright yellow 3D sculpture featuring a pixelated purple eggplant with green stem on top and log in/sign up interface below, representing social media interaction by Ben Fearnley
A notice board with a yellow frame listing types of content to insert into Snapchat, including pointless snaps, blurry video clips, crude pictures, childlike doodles, nudes and stupid filters
Bright yellow vending machine-style installation with Snapchat ghost logo and pixelated banana graphic, sitting on marble base against yellow wall
Blue and white cylindrical device with Twitter bird logo and solar panel top, representing social media communication
White puzzle pieces spilling from a tipped blue container against a dark background, representing fragmented social media connections in Ben Fearnley's 3D illustration series
Blue megaphone with a white bird icon, mounted on a grey cylindrical base surrounded by scattered shredded paper, representing Twitter's communication platform
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