Ray wrote: >In for a penny in for a pound ... On the issue of "progress" it's possible that there is a need to consider an alternative to this 'Western' notion that progress is singular and something like an orderly linear procession through time advancing relentlessly towards newness and leaving conquests in our wake. There are other models to consider and the 'given' that time is linear is something worth challenging.<
I think considering time as linear is actually useful and I refer to progress in terms of new work in any given field building upon past discoveries. Yes we can choose a non-linear picture of time and choose to begin our work at some point in the past but we do so at the peril of ignoring all relevant intermediate activity some of which may well negate our intentions. I think the documented history of Fluxus is invaluable to anyone who would adopt Fluxus working methods, otherwise the term Fluxus functions solely as a label or brand and its use is somewhat meaningless. cheers, Sol.
