Comments on: Question: When does remixing become second-hand living?

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:35:24 +0000

Nice reading from Airen’s STROBO by Deef Pirmasens. Stories, a memoir, a very different read. More: http://annehodgson.posterous.com/deef-pirmasens-read-from-strobo
Stealing has been rectified, it seems there are going to be six pages (!) of annotations. I’ve got the writer in my head when I read, so I’ve frankly sort of lost interest in Hegemann until she can show that she can write something else.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:58:45 +0000

I’m going to Deef Pirmasens’ reading of the original (Airen/Strobo) on Thursday and will let you know how it goes. No explicit retractions until then.
http://www.gefuehlskonserve.de/multimediale-lesungen-von-strobo-airens-technoprosa-aus-dem-berghain-13022010.html

By: ALiCe__M

ALiCe__M — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:44:21 +0000

Hauts les mains !

http://chocoladdict.canalblog.com/archives/2009/11/25/15897290.html

By: chris

chris — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:40:31 +0000

…then you have to retract your implicit suggestion that her book was good.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:32:46 +0000

OK, Alice, ok! I’m on your side!! (Holds hand up in the air to protect head)

By: ALiCe__M

ALiCe__M — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:16:23 +0000

“L’imitation est la plus haute forme de l’admiration” ! well not when it comes to Art with a big A.

“since she desperately wants to get it under her skin, to get inside that world” says Anne : then she should write her OWN novel and get anything she wants under her skin !! mon Dieu ! toutes ces justifications à la copie sont vraiment incroyables ! sorry this gets me going but I’ve read too many poor excuses for plagiarism… you cannot show respect by copying and putting your own name on it, you just deceive everyone, make money, maybe, but eventually you deceive yourself.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:36:12 +0000

Welcome, notme,

Sorry, I overlooked your comment! I hear you, her having Airen’s book from her father, and daddy being in with the literary establishment leaves an especially nasty aftertaste. So I totally understand the anger.

I’m thinking about your insight into remixing. If I understand you correctly you say that you would normally remix something that isn’t art, and turn it into art. But can’t you remix finished works of art or literature or music, if you show respect to the original work? Ok, she didn’t express her respect by attributing the passages the way she should. I think she’s just too much of a spoiled child to recognize the debt she owes. But her whole work shows her intrinsic respect for the scene, the language, the everything, since she desperately wants to get it under her skin, to get inside that world. Do you see what I mean?

Ok, ok, stealing from them is a very specific way of showing respect for someone… LOL

(Chris and Alice are going to pound me for this comment.)