In House of Radon’s beautifully rendered think-piece documentary PressPausePlay, artist Bill Drummund rightfully suggests that when it comes to the creation of art, “technology always comes first.” Technology dictates, primarily, what we make. As humans, we like looking forward. The internet, as a technological form, offers us a democratic version of culture. We can all make music in our bedrooms. We can all publish our writing. But is it having a detrimental effect on our creative output? Or, are we, as suggested in the documentary, “on the verge of a cultural dark age”?
Featuring Christopher Weingarten, Amy Phillips (Pitchfork), Seth Godin, Moby, Shilo Films, Anne Hilde Nesset (The Wire), and many others. Watch it below and try not to cry like I did.
PressPausePlay from House of Radon on Toronto Standard.
