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2026-01-21 07:06 UTC
@melondruie@sunny.garden :-) FWIW, I’m a bit like that in the first sense… I quite often find art interesting to look at, and I can have ideas about what might be implied, and that’s often enough… but I can frequently sense that the artist wants to say something, perhaps fairly specific, and I often have no idea what that is. Or there is some important context I’m woefully ignorant of. It’s kind of frustrating. Like not getting a punch line or a riddle. So - I’ve come to appreciate the little title card things, kind of like a hint in a computer game I suppose.
I also think there is a possibility that this idea of actually understanding someone else’s message in an unambiguous way might be a kind of modern idea? That’s separate from art though :-)
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@mcmullin@musicians.today 2026-01-21 14:07
@benjohn@todon.nl @melondruie@sunny.garden It can help to have some context and points of reference, but you will bring your own context to it regardless. It’s not actually a riddle or a punch line, and there’s no secret code you’re missing. Just experience the thing and see what it makes you feel and think. You won’t be wrong.