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 p.3 #20 · The opposite of "meaningless street photography"... | |
Mitch Alland wrote:
^ Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, particularly when it's inane.
Interloping for the sake of interloping ...a different form of producing meaningless works. 
So, here again, the value of the meaningfulness exists in the position of the one making the assessment, predicated on self-defined criteria. At least one person (creator) likely finds the interruption meaningful, since it was overtly conducted with intent and purpose, to a given agenda (of interruption). The number of those that agree vs. dissent to its meaningfulness will range ... but, as the scale tips in one direction or the other, the overall assessment is rendered, at large.
What this ^ prompts me to consider wrt to our craft is this: Whereas we may think our works meaningful in a given time (i.e. when taken, or shortly thereafter) ... to what extent do we look back on our own work, and at a later time assess it differently. Meaning, that when I look back at some of my previous work ... I self-assess it as meaningless, whereas I previously thought differently of it.
And, then in that ^ ... did the now assessed work as meaningless, provide the path for growth to more meaningful work. Thus, the meaningless work, was more meaningful when assed as a stepping stone (for self, or others), moreover than as a final destination. So, yes ... at the end of the day, the subjective assessment is predicated upon a relative position that one establishes for the criteria of meaningful (ness).
In that regard, did those whom we suggest produced meaningful work ... was it their call to an issue, or was it their development of a different utilization or approach. Maybe it was the increase in popularity, a call to advance the craft. Maybe it was presenting an alternative method. But, while there are a variety of different criteria that one can establish (recording of history, etc.) for the assessment of meaningful ... I think the unifying aspect of it, is whether the value is retained into the future ... from which the future audience(s) will glean something worthwhile from it.
That said, there will certainly be folks who will stand on both sides of the aisle, regarding meaningfulness, and its associated subjective perspectives. As to the meaningfulness of interloping ...  ... (imo) not, so much.
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