Luiza
Benisano
Art 343
In Defense
of the Poor Image
Hito Steyerl’s In Defense of the Poor Image was a very interesting read. He defined the poor image to be
one that is the 5th generation
of the original image, one that’s title is spelled wrong. He used the example
of Woody Allen’s movie in which the protagonist is a blurred image. He also
states that piracy contributes to the circulation of the poor image. I agree
with this statement very much so. Piracy takes away the original quality and
richness of images from the original work. I agree with this statement because
I have seen movies that are pirated. I agree with the statement that it
contributes to the poor image because there certainly is a big difference.
What he was basically talking about was low quality images that are perpetuated
by misuse. And in the process people in turn also create low quality images
thanks to YouTube and our cellphones. We can google a movie that hasn’t even
been in theatres and we can probably somehow watch it on the internet. In terms
of art work, the goal is always to make clean and original work and In Defense
of the Poor Image counteracts that. I thought it was a great read because it
used to be that people adhered to high standards for their viewing pleasure and
now that certainly does not seem to be the case. People’s original work should
be appreciated and settling for the low quality image refutes that like in the
cases of piracy.
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