the message in the medium?

that's very nice. you've pinpointed quite a few things i've felt but have never really thought about how to formally express, and in doing so you actually clarify a lot of what we are searching for.

there's always a nagging feeling in the back of my mind with collage that it works so much on the aesthetic level that there's no need to do anything other than find the 'cool' kind of images of the time. instead of things that resonate with the artist. it's one reason i think i've never really done successful collage - i can't be happy with just random images.

i agree totally with not defining the aesthetic by the technique/medium. marshall mcluhan would not be happy with us saying that! i think it's fairly clear, though, that what we are after is mechanically reproducable work that is each unique.

are there particular types of images you would imagine you would want to explore? i think we have an aesthetic in mind, but not much in terms of content yet. should it relate to content in terms of lyrics? sounds?

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can something be redesigned if it was never designed in the first place?

how do i get access to try stuff out with that? the only settings i can adjust at the moment are whether or not i remain an active contributer!