Attention Excess | Further interest Collected item Core behavior |
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n inherent human behavior involves collecting things, both real and virtual. Is there a deeply significant explanation behind this need to collect? The archive is the prime manifestation of the drive to collect information and knowledge. The archive facilitates long-term enduring connections perpetuating a partial and imperfect historical reminiscence. More is left out than what is included. Every statement in the archive serves to limit the meaning to the fixed conception of itself. The cultural archival context that an artist works in and responds to contributes to the meanings found in the work.
“The artist has no hidden message for us. Even when an artist deeply desires to communicate, moralize, educate, challenge, or amuse the audience - their artistic creation will always frustrate, deny, and exceed their intentions. Trying to interpret or understand an artistic work by guessing at the artist’s intentions is a blind, endless, alley.” - Chris Lepine
