The 'I Am Your Grandma' meme originates from a 2011 viral video created by artist Jillian Mayer. Intended as a digital time capsule for her future unborn grandchildren, the video features Mayer donning a variety of increasingly bizarre, unsettling masks and costumes while singing the phrase repeatedly over a synth-pop track. The art world and the internet alike were captivated by its eerie, avant-garde aesthetic. Today, the meme is used to celebrate the 'weird' side of the internet, representing digital legacies that have aged strangely or creating a sense of surreal discomfort for comedic effect.