https://dailyreview.com.au/the-long-game/
"I often work in speculative fiction, but speculative reality is much
harder. In speculative fiction you can be pretty loose with the
imagination. In speculative reality, there is a responsibility,
obligation and duty to create something that is manifestly better than
what we have.
In the language of pathology that dominates our world, our current
reality is that the arts sector’s immune system is severely compromised
and has been under significant stress for over a decade. Unless
something is done quickly, as in now, the sector will enter palliative
care. First, artists, then the rest will follow.
For a long time, we used words like sustainability to define the life of
the working artist in this country. Around five years ago, we moved to a
language of survival. Now we use the language of extinction. There’s
nothing dramatic about this. These are facts.
The Covid-19 Pandemic has not caused this."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
