<div>I have a suggestion for method to retain some of these inherited objects without having them impose their aesthetic influence on the choices that are made when setting up the space:</div><div><br></div><div>Take everything out of the space. Put it in a closed container. Forget about it for at least 2 weeks.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Build the space out according to the aesthetic of Noisebridge.</div><div><br></div><div>Another [arbitrary amount of time later], open the container. Look at the stuff and then make deliberate choices about which things actually fit within the Noisebridge space and which things to ignore.</div>
<div><br></div><div>--Naomi</div><div> </div><div><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Andy Isaacson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adi@hexapodia.org">adi@hexapodia.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:33:23AM -0700, Rachel McConnell wrote:<br>
> Lamont Lucas wrote:<br>
> > As a side note, looking at the Painting wiki page, I'd like it if we<br>
> > didn't get rid of the shrine, just cause I think those things are cool<br>
> > and appropriate. If we decide it has to leave the little nook, I'll<br>
> > happily take it home so he can angrily watch over my living room.<br>
><br>
> What do people think? I'd just as soon not have this item around and am<br>
> happy for Lamont to take it.<br>
<br>
</div>I am somewhat in favor of keeping the shrine -- it looks cool and pays<br>
homage to the historical use of our space -- but I would like to learn<br>
more about the philosophy and cultural implications of this piece of<br>
cultural appropriation. While a crucifix might make a good coat tree<br>
and a menorah could be a jaunty hat rack, I'd be disappointed by a<br>
decision to use them as such; similarly, if it'd be disrespectful for<br>
nonbelievers to repurpose the shrine, I'd prefer to respectfully remove<br>
it than to offend visitors.<br>
<br>
Do we have anybody around who can talk about the history, meaning, and<br>
appropriate use of this kind of shrine?<br>
<br>
-andy (today's ironic hipster t-shirt: "long live chairman mao, (C) 2002")<br>
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