This week, I had a look through Gina’s blog, and it was interesting to read her take on our ability to adapt.

“As Adrian regarded, we don’t see the world in a rectangular frame but we film the world in a rectangular frame.”

This is something that is very true, but also something I have never really thought about. I have never really looked at a camera and cursed it for not being about to capture absolutely everything from the top of my sight to the bottom, or from the left of my peripheral to the right. I have just adapted to its abilities and accepted that as its limitations. The camera focuses on what we want to see, because in the end, how often do we really pay attention to what is happening in the corner of our eyes. We have adapted to how a camera works as eyes which capture memories and events for us to reflect on in the future, and that in itself is a miracle.

Gina then goes on to relate this idea to Korsakow, and muses that we need to learn how to work with Korsakow and its structure and interface to create something. It may have limitations, but we shouldn’t view these as a hinderance, but more of a healthy limitation. The idea of keywords, ins and outs and patterns is one we need to adapt to, not try to change. We need to work with our mediums, not against them.