Excerpt From A Letter I Sent Today
I think there are a lot of interesting questions about where to draw the lines between one's own experience (and all that encompasses) and other people's contributions that interact. Especially contributions that they may feel ownership of, whether it be personal stories, art, or music. I'm not sure that the line is definite, and I was wondered if you had considered it in reference to your video project. I was curious as to your answer.
What if two people have a private moment, and someone catches it on film- all while a band is playing live in the background? Both the moment and the music are significant to the people performing- the individuals and their moment, the band and their music- and the person filming. All three causes have an equal intersection and perhaps an equal claim to what has happened.
I've been thinking a lot about how ownership relates to art lately, about how as artists we tell our experience but other people's contributions are great swaths of that experience. The intersection of personal space with publishing, even web publishing brings up even more questions.I'm not always perfect in crediting/sourcing images, art or music I use. I sometimes tell other people's stories as they relate to mine. And I think it would be really difficult to always conform to the highest community standards of identifying all contributors, making art accessible and being careful to use anti-oppression language. It can be a rabbit hole of trying to fulfill other people's expectations- and yet, perhaps, it is noble to still try.
Anyway, Happy New Year.
What if two people have a private moment, and someone catches it on film- all while a band is playing live in the background? Both the moment and the music are significant to the people performing- the individuals and their moment, the band and their music- and the person filming. All three causes have an equal intersection and perhaps an equal claim to what has happened.
I've been thinking a lot about how ownership relates to art lately, about how as artists we tell our experience but other people's contributions are great swaths of that experience. The intersection of personal space with publishing, even web publishing brings up even more questions.I'm not always perfect in crediting/sourcing images, art or music I use. I sometimes tell other people's stories as they relate to mine. And I think it would be really difficult to always conform to the highest community standards of identifying all contributors, making art accessible and being careful to use anti-oppression language. It can be a rabbit hole of trying to fulfill other people's expectations- and yet, perhaps, it is noble to still try.
Anyway, Happy New Year.