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Sep. 24th, 2023 11:40 pmI think the line between creating art and documenting art is blurry in both directions.
Suppose you’re on one of those highways that has ads for alcohol and signs begging you not to drive drunk. You take a photo that contains both signs. Did you create art, or did you document the art inherent in the signs’ placement?
Or suppose you’re translating a story into another language. In a sense, you’re documenting the story for a new audience. But you’re also making artistic choices about how to translate phrases and concepts that wouldn’t be clear to your audience.
Suppose you’re on one of those highways that has ads for alcohol and signs begging you not to drive drunk. You take a photo that contains both signs. Did you create art, or did you document the art inherent in the signs’ placement?
Or suppose you’re translating a story into another language. In a sense, you’re documenting the story for a new audience. But you’re also making artistic choices about how to translate phrases and concepts that wouldn’t be clear to your audience.
