When I started videoblogging, I did it as a mixture of exploring a
medium I hadn't been involved with earlier (I don't have a background
in movies, I didn't create home movies when I was 10), and as an arena
for self-_expression_. I could much easier describe my street by
actually Showing it than by describing it in prose or poetry. (I am
not a good writer, especially not in English).
I also love the fact that the audience is limited. I have tried to
avoid going "mainstream" in terms of vlogging; call it elitism, but I
prefer to just communicate to my friends, and yet keep the doors open
for new people to come and follow my process, my adventures in
vlogging.
I would definitely be interested in showing my vlogs in an art
context, but I do think it is wrong to strip the vlog entry out of its
context and place it on some overhead projector in an art gallery.
Entries like "Katharsis" and "Life 1:10" or "In spirit" are pieces
closely connected to the blog format, whether that is explicit or not.
In fact, I regret posting "Katharsis" on Ourmedia/Internet Archive
because the context is so so lost.
I would love to hear some more theoretical debates about how
videoblogging is different from other modes of _expression_ and
self-_expression_.
*****
Regardless of what happens on The Big Vlogging Scene, there will
always be space for individuals to express themselves in any way they
want. Others might find your work boring, but it is STILL your site.
Your right to do whatever you want on it. By keeping in mind who your
intended audience is, you can choose the path more wisely in terms of
content on the site.
So many questions, easy to lose track of them all.
Best,
Raymond M. Kristiansen
Don't Lose The Question - http://dltq.org
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