The Process

Bob and I had lunch today and I asked some questions about the name, since, though I recommended analogue as an idea, the decision to adopt it as our (collective) name was made by Bob and Cary.

Bob mentioned that we might have to use analoguemedia as the website address since analog was taken (I can't get analogue.com to load...).  That got me thinking about other options, and the the name of this blog, The Analogue Process, came to mind.  I wondered if the process of how our stories come together might not become a big part of our online content.  When we were talking about having audio interviews or talks by the contributors, we sort of hit on this: how the story came to be, what steps were taken to obtain access, what interested the contributor, difficulties, etc.  Cary mentioned (below, I think) the NY Times photographers whose pictures ran in a slideshow format with audio of them explaining the shots.  Perhaps our online presence could focus on that, the how-it-came-to-be, the process, and the print, be it annual, semi-annual, or whatever, the "final" product--just the stories, pictures, etc.  People are interested in what happens behind the curtain, especially in art.  I think that leaves the contributors vulnerable to more criticism (since they will have to explain themselves in many way).  But it also forces them to think about their own work critically, discuss it with others to draw out latent meaning, and have a reason for what they have produced.

maybe there can be a balance between full disclosure and just showing the piece.

s.y.b.o.