Failing Medium
September 28th, 2004 4:18 AM
Eno says,
Note to the artist: when the medium fails conspicuously, and especially if it fails in new ways, the listener believes something is happening beyond its limits.
Indeed. He cites the graininess of 8mm, CD distortion, and the resolution of 8-bit as examples. “All of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided.”
I’ve now finished the journal proper, and now move on to the ‘swollen appendices’; 122 pages of intriguing shorts referenced throughout the journal.
New post: “Things that have changed my life.”