Thursday, July 10, 2014

Physical presence

Given the plethora of digital images, what is it that moves people to possess a real object? Why is a drawing preferable to an indistinguishable scan? I understand why the existence of one would make it monetarily more valuable, but why would it be emotionally more valuable?  Is the object so tied to its price that that is the motivation for liking it?

I know, I know: Yes and no.




Mirrors in Jemez Creek, NM  Aug 1972

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