Homework 3

February 15, 2016 

Panera stated in the ArtPulse magazine article "We are witnessing the progressive sacrifice of vision, of that corporal, phenomenological relationship of the human being in the world, in favor of the "visualization" of that which has already been framed in a screen that tends to be mobile and indiscriminate." By phenomenological relationship, the author means that it is studying the structure of consciousness within a given relationship that is experienced from the first-person point of view. It's purpose and intentions is to be directed toward something, as if it is an experience of or about a particular object. I agree with Panera in the sacrifice of the relationship as a human being with the world because when a memory is captured and visualized it takes away the natural feelings of reaction, the human senses, such as the way something sounds, the surroundings, the natural effect it has on the human body and mind, is all taken away when something is visualized and viewed through a screen. It allows the reactions to be controlled and not as authentic as the original settings of a given situation. It also sacrifices the authenticity of the human memory overtime. 

Panera further states, "Human memory is too fragile and precarious for the complex world in which we live, and we have to help it along with these intermediary devices. Faced with a mnemonic memory of the image/static, a "heuristic" memory arises that "is no longer of the object, but of connectivity, and it is no longer localized inscription but rather relational and disseminated." Specifically, Panera focuses on both the heuristic memory and the mnemonic memory. A heuristic memory allows a person the ability to discover or learn something for themselves and have that develop as a memory. On the other hand, a mnemonic memory is a memory that is formed due to the assistance in remembering something, mostly by a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations. The heuristic memory is more authentically developed opposed to the mnemonic memory that has a the help of a controllable assistance. 

Lastly, Panera speaks on behalf of the younger generation having a different "visual reality" than the older generation. I believe, that each and every individual reality is different, based on the perception of the individual. The reality of the older generation is more developed and experienced since they have had more time of existence to gather their memories, therefore, their perceptions are different than the new, lesser experienced, generations. Also, older generations were founded on different morals and expectations opposed to younger generations. Technology was not a fundamental of the older generations throughout their childhood, whereas experiences of war have not been a fundamental memory and aspect of the childhood of the millennials. However, younger generations now have the resources to become as knowledgable as older generations on a variety of aspects of life, just through a different medium of receiving the information. By receiving and gathering information through technology, creates a different perception opposed to the older generations who may have first handily received and gathered those experiences for themselves.