· The idea ·
A portrait of everyone,
made by everyone.
In 2005, a student sold a million pixels for a million dollars. The internet called it the largest piece of internet art ever made. It was clever. But it was just pixels.
What if every pixel was a person?
The Million Faces is a thousand-by-thousand grid where each square is a real human being. One photograph. One dollar. One forever-square in the biggest collective self-portrait in history.
Zoom in and you see a barber from Lagos, a coder from Vienna, a grandmother in Osaka. Zoom out and humanity itself appears: not a logo, not a brand — a face made of faces.
This is not a token. This is not a campaign. This is a monument to the internet's quiet truth — that we are all, finally, neighbors.
· Q & A ·
Answers to the obvious questions.
What happens if I delete my mosaic square?
Your square is permanent by design — the mosaic only works if the faces stay. If you delete your square, your photo, name, link and message are removed from the grid and the square turns blank again for anyone else to claim. The payment is not refunded, because you already got what you paid for: a place on the mosaic. You can always claim a new square later, but the original spot and its participant number are gone.
How much does one square cost?
One square costs $1 USD, one-time. Larger blocks (2×2, 4×4, 8×8) cost $1 per square inside them, so a 2×2 is $4 and an 8×8 is $64. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
Can I change my photo later?
No. The photo is the whole point — it has to stay put so the mosaic can exist. You can, however, edit your link and your short message once a week from your profile, and change your display name once every seven days.
What kind of photo is allowed?
A clear photo of a real human face — ideally you. An AI check runs on every upload and rejects drawings, memes, animals, screenshots, or anything unsafe (nudity, hate symbols, violence, minors in unsafe contexts). Borderline cases are queued for a human to review.
Who can see my face?
Everyone. The mosaic is public and shareable, and that's the point. Only upload a photo you're comfortable being on the open internet forever.
Do I own the pixel?
You own your spot on the mosaic — the right to display your photo, name, link, and message at those coordinates. This is not an NFT, there is no token, and there is nothing to resell.
Can I buy multiple squares?
Yes. Pick a 2×2, 4×4, or 8×8 block anywhere on the grid and upload one photo — we slice it into tiles automatically. It's the cleanest way to give your face a bit more room.
What happens when all one million squares are claimed?
The mosaic closes. No more sales, ever. What's left is a finished portrait of a million strangers — a snapshot of the internet at the moment it decided to sit for a photo together.
Refunds?
Because your square is delivered as digital content the moment you place it, you waive the right of withdrawal at checkout (§356 (5) BGB). If something clearly went wrong on our side — duplicate charge, technical failure — email us and we'll sort it out.