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This is reflection on modern tourism, which has changed due to digital. I visited Louvre in September just before the painting moved. Queues were several floor
by robtaylor 7y ago
This is reflection on modern tourism, which has changed due to digital.
I visited Louvre in September just before the painting moved. Queues were several floors long, complete with videographers following brides around to get the right shot, others having gimballed footage of every moment.
The pure embarrassment to see the line finally break after two hours of queuing to rush forward, to gain that extra half metre closer, and snap snap snap... no interest in looking at the painting but a torrent of pictures/video with quick reviews to improve shots before being told NO MORE by an exasperated staffer to then rinse and repeat.
Do you actually see the Mona Lisa if there is no stabilised moody video of you pondering to prove it?
- netsharc 7y agoOdd isn't it? Maybe it's because we (who? Under-50s?) grew up watching a glowing rectangle and having our emotions be controlled by TV shows making us laugh and cry... Or well, the simpler explanation is a picture will help you remember the place and the associated emotions, but a video is even more immersive.
- standardUser 7y agoIt's a painting. I am sure they managed to both look at it and take recordings of it. No need to worry or be embarrassed about other people enjoying something in a slightly different way than you intend to.