Monday, November 10, 2008

What is the world REALLY?

This idea of a "world distorted" is an interesting concept. I'm finding that as we get more in depth with this class that what we see for ourselves may not be what is the "real" view.. And that life is really a story, based off the perspectives of another person. We are forever filtering information told to us by other people and trying to make the best of it. Most of that information we disregard others we take it in, in its full capacity. Semiconductor by Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt is an example of that technique. They are able to tell the story of Magnetic Fields through the use of this "distorted" view. Personally for me I think that Science would be much more interesting if I could see it visually like this. 
   This idea of distortion doesn't necessarily mean something bad or something destroyed, but it means something that can be manipulated. Some means for a person to tell the story they want, so that it takes the direction, view and ending that they want. The art piece by Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt open my eyes to a new way of viewing Science, it made it fun and interesting it wise quite amusing. 

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