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Gormley Inspires

October 20, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about Antony Gormley today. I can’t explain why Gormley is in mind except that his work is something I miss about living in the UK. His public work is just that, accessible to all.

Another Time in Margate: Gormley looks seaward and others look Gormleyward.
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: antony gormley, inspiration, margate, photography, public art, travel

Celebrity changes

April 2, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

The advent of sound and in movies presented Hollywood with a problem. Many of its most famous actors had voices and accents unsuited to the talkies. The change in technology made them redundant.

In an effort to present uplifting news, TV stations are broadcasting messages of support from celebrities. I’m struck by how awkward their messages appear. Is this because celebrity is about aspiration rather than leadership? Like the great stars of the silent screen with bad voices that Hollywood never produced, the voices of many celebrities seem redundant. Sports millionaires for example. Sports are suspended and now the sports personalities are effectively wealth insulated rather than inconveniently health isolated. Not that you’d glean this from their messages presented as if they were just like you and me. They continue to broadcast like the celebrities they were only a month ago, competing for your attention like self-appointed social media influencers.

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Filed Under: ManRom2021 Tagged With: aspiration, celebrity, empathy, hollywood, inspiration, movies

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