“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.” Mark Twain

This was a heartbreaking truth that was brought up in todays lecture, and to be honest it hit me really hard! there are ideas floating around every corner of the earth and every bit of inspiration that we take is from someone else’s idea of someone else’s idea. As much as this quote is very real and very true I’ve decided to almost ignore this idea because it isn’t about creating something that has no pre existing history on earth, at least not in my mind. To me its more about creating something that is formed from the inspiration of the worlds greatest theories, artists actors, poets and mathematician etc because I am no Einstein nor Picasso but the work and theories they have provided create a whole new diameter and thinking space for us to create work so yes there may be no such thing as a new a idea but rather then looking at it like that, I would rather look at it like the world creates by building off each others ideas and and improves “remixes” takes there best aspects, becomes inspired off them so that evolve as a society. Its far better that way I think.