Within the reading “In Defense of the
Poor Image", Hito Steyerl gives us insight towards accepting a poor image as
equal standards or quality to that of one that is clear. We as a society
compare clarity with rich or high quality since it is easier for the mind to read
and contemplate. He believes one major component to developing this belief is
the artistic influence of cinema focusing on clarity. This clarity can be
viewed in a sense of edited and or altered material for visual pleasure, meaning
this strips the realism of the picture. Hito argues that poor images illustrate
the realistic world in the sense that poor images don’t question the original
image but rather focus on it’s current existence as a poor image. Within
pertaining to our upcoming project this provides hints and concepts that could
be applied to our idea of “decay” when addressing poor visuals.
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