In our digital culture, we can task simultaneously, message instantly, and prototype rapidly, but, in doing so, do we create an oasis for contemplation, or do we fuel a hunger for yet more speed? As technology colors all aspects of our world, we see the inevitable pendular response in campaigns that advocate slowness.
http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/submissions/juried/slowart/
As I age I often have the feeling that I am missing some essential understanding as to why some trends in modern life are a good thing. The increasing speed of culture is one of these trends.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article563715.ece
These days, it’s quite idealistic to think of the viewer as being anything but distracted, given the kind of image-saturated world that people function in.
http://blog.longnow.org/2007/07/09/slow-art/
http://www.pbs.org/art21/series/seasontwo/time.html#
http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2007/07/eno_qa_full?currentPage=2
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