That said - it's interesting to see that the impetus of the work itself has only increased in relevance. What James Scully on Wall Breakers had to say on the subject, as well as other images and news feeds addressing the same are pinching me into opening this work up again.
Within a few days I shared quite the relevant graffiti tag on my Tumblr Blog which aggressive though it may be, addresses quite directly how this generation is reacting to social media. Now we live with such wide acceptance of this conditioning where the whole concept of privacy, or the value of solitude is not only misunderstood, but unfortunately undervalued. We're seeing a counter-cultural push back. The unique and fascinating, near deviant individual is the one who dares live off this grid. We all have at least one or two in our lives don't we? And sometimes we harbour secret admiration for them - especially when they exhibit signs of balance, calm, time management, and regular inclusion of activities in their lives. Yes...join the binary the dots.
In a recent article on the #BBC, Facebook 'likes' predict personality, shows that beyond the power engine of the LiKe click, are the secrets to who we really are. I think algorithms may slap us soon with real statistical numbers on how utterly unengaged and thus lonely we've become - because apparently instincts and behavioural signals stopped being reliable sources of information a while ago. Sigh.
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