I liked the thought of Melbourne establishing itself as a creative capital, i mean, for someone who has been all up the east coast cities, as well as Adelaide, its easy to see the difference between there and here. It makes me happy that i have lived here my whole life and have grown up in this creative environment. I remember reading a tumblr post from someone (i cant rememeber who, sorry!) who exchanged here from America; and she was so surprised to see all the graffiti and tattoos being displayed freely. She said that tattoos were normally hidden where she was from, but here, most people show them openly and so many people have them. I was then able to appreciate living in a place where there is more artistic and creative freedom, and less judgement about the way people choose to express themselves. Actually a friend of mine from Art last year focused on intense concepts and much of her art was very confronting, featuring nudity and suicidal imagery. But it was so encouraged by everyone and she was praised for being so exploratory and personal. I love communities like that, which is probably why art camp was one of the best times of my life.

I was a little confused in the lecture when we began to discuss how finite the internet is, and i will probably ask about this in my tutorial, but initially we were told the internet is infinite, and it can continue to expand indefinitely because it has no shelf space, but then we were told to get rid of the idea that the internet is virtual, as it produces carbon emissions, relies on nonrenewable resources, and requires enormous amounts of electricity and warehouses to store data. So, the concept of the internet seems infinite, but, like anything, it cant keep growing forever, unless we find a new way to source it.

I thought the idea of what mainstream is today was interesting, that the idea of what is mainstream could be dissipating because of thing like the internet, where unpopular bands can have shelf space forever. Also that mainstream music like one direction tries to appeal to the listener by using really broad language and descriptions so the listener feels like the song is about them. On Saturday night i was talking to my brother about this actually, because we were reflecting on bands we like and used to like; mentioning that we used to like linkin park back in the day. I then added, ‘because their lyrics are so broad and applicable to anyone.’ for example, “everything you say to meee, brings me one step closer to the edge, and I’m about to break!'”i mean anyone who has ever been annoyed or mad at somebody else can pretend this song is about them easily. So it was fun that the lecture connected to that conversation i had had a few days earlier.