Sunday, October 11, 2009

matters of scale, art, & bulleted lists

With these readings of Silicon Valley culture and Albuquerque transportation policy, we again face matters of increasing scale that result in the destruction of landscapes and ecosystems. This large-scale destruction is obviously in conflict with sustainable employment of landscapes and their resources to benefit society at large. And the idea of society has become a matter of scale, too, with what we refer to as civilization or culture now superceding national identities and boundaries.

So what is art's role in the globalized destruction of orchards for laptops or the writing of transportation policy papers? Record, react, intervene, design....?

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