What is strauh.al?

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strauh.al is a personal art archive, digital scrapbook, and experimental knowledge graph, maintained since 2015. It is not a commercial or e-commerce site; it is a long-running collection and experiment. You can browse it if you want to explore an idiosyncratic mix of art, media, and loosely connected ideas rather than shop or use a conventional product.

What you will find

The site is organized into sections that mix art, media, and knowledge-graph experiments. The main entry points visible on the homepage include:

  • /knowledge_base — a knowledge-graph section
  • /art — art archive
  • /photography — photography collection
  • /museum — museum section
  • /brain — an experimental section

The archive also branches into time periods (/1500s through /2000s) and many media and topic collections, such as:

  • /3d_scans
  • /religious_texts
  • /diagrams
  • /artists
  • /computers
  • /scripts
  • /printing_videos
  • /album_covers
  • /wallpapers
  • /comics
  • /gif_collection
  • /ukiyo_e
  • /pictures_of_musicians
  • /old_photos
  • /baby_videos
  • /influences
  • /implicit_distance
  • /dreams
  • /ideas_sketchbook_2020-25

There are also utility and meta pages such as /updates, /random_quote, /draw_for_me, /about, and /disclaimer.

What kind of site it is

It is best understood as a personal, curated archive rather than a service or store. The description calls it an art archive, digital scrapbook, and experimental knowledge graph. The presence of sections like /brain, /knowledge_base, and /implicit_distance suggests the site is also a place for experimenting with how ideas and media connect, not just a gallery.

Related projects

The homepage also links to related sites and profiles:

  • studio.strauh.al
  • ernest.strauh.al
  • computerdrawing.club
  • strauhal.bandcamp.com

If you want to understand the site quickly, start with /about, then browse /art, /photography, and /museum for the visual collections, and /knowledge_base or /brain if you are more interested in the experimental knowledge-graph side.