lennox_warburton
Pandas [2016]
My generation is often accused of being addicted to our smartphones, costantly reminded by the older generation that we are glued to our screens. As the most tech savvy generation so far, in many ways it has helped us to become more informed about current events in the world and more connected than ever.
However now we are more connected than ever via the digital age, are we starting to lose what it truly means to interact with others in society, and to what extent is that affecting relationships in the modern age? When a relationship starts and ends without the slightest bit of face to face interaction the legitimacy of intimacy is seriously pulled into question.
You can create which ever persona you like for yourself when speaking online taking away any semblance of real human interaction. There's none of the chemistry, the body language, the sound of each other's voice. Where is the sexual tension when you are typing every detail? People are unable to communicate with other people in person anymore. This new terrain for relationships could be considered similar to the way breeding is drastically altered in artificial evironments. In particular I've been studying the endangered giant panda, who's mating patterns are already staggered at best in the wild. Conservationists constantly struggle to get the solitary creatures to mate, exacerbated by the fact that female pandas only ovulate once a year.In this I have drawn comparisons with this new online world of hook-ups and dating apps and the impractical conditions of pandas in captivity. In essence, technology, for very differeny reasons, is causing humans to become the pandas. Not to the point of endangerment but in the way that relationships become drastically altered, love no longer found in unexpected places but in the cold, selective form of swiping right based on superficial qualities. This new world of connectivity can be a very lonely place.
However now we are more connected than ever via the digital age, are we starting to lose what it truly means to interact with others in society, and to what extent is that affecting relationships in the modern age? When a relationship starts and ends without the slightest bit of face to face interaction the legitimacy of intimacy is seriously pulled into question.
You can create which ever persona you like for yourself when speaking online taking away any semblance of real human interaction. There's none of the chemistry, the body language, the sound of each other's voice. Where is the sexual tension when you are typing every detail? People are unable to communicate with other people in person anymore. This new terrain for relationships could be considered similar to the way breeding is drastically altered in artificial evironments. In particular I've been studying the endangered giant panda, who's mating patterns are already staggered at best in the wild. Conservationists constantly struggle to get the solitary creatures to mate, exacerbated by the fact that female pandas only ovulate once a year.In this I have drawn comparisons with this new online world of hook-ups and dating apps and the impractical conditions of pandas in captivity. In essence, technology, for very differeny reasons, is causing humans to become the pandas. Not to the point of endangerment but in the way that relationships become drastically altered, love no longer found in unexpected places but in the cold, selective form of swiping right based on superficial qualities. This new world of connectivity can be a very lonely place.