reconstructing art
So what's the proposal? The solution? It's easy to theorise about it, but the reality is more complex, tied up with cultural infastructure. The basis of our culture in the West is conservative, but not like we were in the 60's. We look back on the cultural revolution of the 60's with nostalgia, at least someone we're related to had some sort of involvement in it, albeit armchair. We're a different bunch now, open to change, particularly cultural. I'm not suggesting we revolt against capitalism and bomb out our heads with drugs, we tried that. We don't need a new religion or political theory either, a shift in culture should happen as a result of a collective effort, however that turns out. It requires people to do stuff for a start, and nothing particularly grand. Just because our dilemma seems gigantic, doesn't mean we need to execute excessive acts to counteract it. Changes in history have always resulted from people acting to fiulfill a cultural need. We've definitely got a need for some sort of community orientated form of creative culture. The technology that's separating us can be utilised to facilitate it. And the whole deal can be commercially viable too. How could it not? Maybe everyone's just adjusting to the new change that technology has dealt us. Isolation and individualisation are our greatest enemies as a (global) community. Crime has been a huge factor in the the past 20-30 years that's led eveyone to keep to themselves. It's increase has scared people into their own self-made prison cells. And I'm not talking about the criminals. Greater changes than desired here have happened in worse circumstances. I'm of the persuasion that we're suffering from mass- ccomplacency. The next step is apathy.
I believe that we, the lonely children of the 'huddled masses', through this new way life, have started our new world community and ideals. Fifi.