all he cannot say
to the very same woman
yet another song
with Per Strömsjö
Being a habitual interviewer, I was a tad surprised recently to find myself at the other end of a microphone. Hosted by the Djungelpodden podcast we had a conversation (in Swedish) about risk in connection with information security.
What do we mean by risk in this context, why is risk becoming ever more relevant, who should be working with risk and can risk really be all that fun?
Listen in at your own risk.
Preserving an object (not necessarily physical) means upholding a state. This desirable state can be viewed as a form of truth to be given permanence.
In InfoSec the integrity of information is being maintained. In the world of art we know we're dealing with the right painting but also in its proper condition. There are other forms of truth in art as well, not to be mixed up. For instance, do we trust an artist who claims to be representing some aspect of reality?
This - in a nutshell - is my ongoing essay.
So, what were my take-aways from Art in Digital Environments?
Art as a process. Digital art often assumes participator involvement to an extent where the artwork can be viewed as a process, rather than an object.
Preservation through crowdsourcing. Jon Ippolito argues compellingly that public involvement is the most effective way to preserve digital artworks over time.
Art as resistance. Regarding surveillance, globalisation or capitalism - more often than not, digital art carries a critical discourse.
Art in Digital Environments is a course on which I'm about to embark.
There is hardly any agreed definition of art. Leaving that aside, what about those digital environments? I can imagine different interpretations.
Now, this should keep us busy for a while.
What do we mean by sustainability?
When something is sustainable, it becomes enduring, even persistent. Before there was much talk about sustainability, people would prefer any "good" condition to be enduring - be that individual affection, corporate profit, communal health or territorial peace.
So, what defines a "good", preferably long-lasting, condition? That is a value judgment. The value you and I place on health, wealth and freedom will differ.
To define sustainability, we need to agree on what is "good".
I've been reading about different perspectives on decision-making.
To be continued...