So my thoughts on 'social spaces' and 'Nostalgia' session 4 discussions...
I found the text by Lefebvre hard to read and a little out of date, but I found interest in the concept of 'work' and 'Product'. As Lefebvre states "a work has something irreplaceable and unique about it" in my opinion this is something, which in present day culture, is becoming harder to find.
I found the text by Lefebvre hard to read and a little out of date, but I found interest in the concept of 'work' and 'Product'. As Lefebvre states "a work has something irreplaceable and unique about it" in my opinion this is something, which in present day culture, is becoming harder to find.
As we discussed within the session we live in a replay culture, a "product" culture, events are replayed on loop and thanks mainly to advances in technology, i.e. the computer and television, we find ourselves looking to the past for ideas for the present and therefore becoming very Nostalgic.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Example 1
James May's Toy Stories, BBC 2.
I've just, prior to writing this blog, watched James May in action. Trying to reintroduce the classic Airfix models to a new generation of children. This made me reminisce the times when I myself created these models. This is a great example of nostalgia, it's the feeling of happiness of experiencing good memories again. Will I conform to May's vision to bring back Airfix as a hobby, no, but it was nice to look back for a brief moment of the past.Example 2
Current film releases and television, 2009-2010.
Looking through the coming soon section of the local cinema it is clear to see that nostalgia is not always a good thing in culture. Do we really need a re-released Nightmare on Elm Street, no, Halloween, no. Do we need more sequels, for example, a 4th, 5th, 6th Saw movie, good God no! Why are film producer’s constantly going back and remaking, creating sequels to films. Are we incapable as a culture to produce something authentic? This trend can also be applied to other media, television, they are currently remaking the A team, why? Even when we do come up with a great authentic(ish) concept why must we then ruin it by over modifying and dragging out it's life until the original idea becomes forgotten, for example; Lost, 6 seasons later and I still have no idea what the heck is going on, I can't remember what happened at the beginning, something about a plane crash and a hatch? Why not just finish it and move on and create a new "work"?
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