Saturday, June 13, 2020

The way it used to be...

Measure twice, cut once
London, ON
December 2011
This photo originally shared on Instagram
The relentless march of technology has pushed so many once-familiar staples into the dusty corners of history.

I remember cutting boards well from my first experiences laying newspapers out with light tables, rulers, and exacto knives.

Eventually software replaced these tools, then the newspapers themselves began their own gradual devolution. And staples like these disappeared.

I found this one a few years ago lingering in a shadowy storage room at the back of a local art studio, and it made me think about what we lose along the journey from real to virtual.

Because technology may make the process more efficient, but I doubt it'll be worth a gauzy photo vignette years from now.

Which begs the question: Are we doing enough to remember the journey?

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