The Internet Archive is populated by hundreds of gnome-like effigies

Did you know that the Internet archive has a physical location? And that that physical location is an old church with active servers spinning in the sanctuary?

Did you further know that the sanctuary is populated with literally hundreds of sculptures representing people who have worked for the archive? I learned this when I had the chance to visit in 2018.

Now you do. As I understand it, if you work for the Archive for a certain period of time, Brewster, the creator of the Archive will honor you by commissioning one of these small sculpture to be made in your image.

https://archive.org/details/Statues_20160122

Update April 5th, 2025: I’ve since learned that these are the work of artist Nuala Creed.