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> ...poetic qualities instead of marketability. Implying, of course, that comparable levels of usefulness are already established. I will reserve my judgment
by mfukar 9y ago
> ...poetic qualities instead of marketability.
Implying, of course, that comparable levels of usefulness are already established.
I will reserve my judgment until I see an actual practical demonstration that establishes that usefulness.
- egwynn 9y agoI'm not sure I know what you mean by "usefulness". I know that sounds weird, but they say they're not aiming to meet "standard principles of progress, universality and efficiency". So it sounds to me like the emotional/psychological impact on the user may be a higher priority for them than "good old fashioned productivity".
- spaceseaman 9y agoThe statement assumes that one considers the poetic qualities as significant as marketability - not useful. You seem to have misunderstood the creators' intentions as they have no interest in providing you a "practical demonstration" or anything practical at all. Art has little direct use - Michelangelo's David has very little practical value, yet it's significance is immense. The creators of this project do not care for the practical value of any of this. They wish to experiment in the hope that some poetic qualities of their work will be deemed significant enough to carry on into new works (some of which may actually be useful).
- mfukar 9y ago> as they have no interest in providing you a "practical demonstration" or anything practical at all. That was my exact understanding.
- peteretep 9y ago> until I see an actual practical demonstration that establishes that usefulness Utility is an unusual metric by which to measure art