Representations in the media
The comic this week got me thinking about the media and representations of other things contrasted against personal experience. For example pop stars. I’m used to seeing pop stars and other celebrities on TV and in magazines or in movies. The representation of them we believe is true because wee see it and we read it and we have faith that what we are seeing and reading is true. Thats why its such a change to see them in person. When I went to P!nk’s concert, I was up close to the front and was shocked at how different she seemed to look compared to photos and videos I’ve seen. So basically it all got me thinking about that idea of faith and to what extent we should trust that faith. Because as true as it can be in terms of a photographS or words of text, it will never truly be a truthful or faithful representation.
