I’ve recently been thinking a lot about self-destruction.

I’ve been thinking about how passion and destruction are interlinked. I’ve also thought that for creation to exist, destruction must proceed it.

I’ve had quite the difficulty to try and make sense of these feelings. I thought I’d try to explain and explore this idea with other people.

So here I am - Let’s start from the premise above.

  • Lionir [he/him]@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    i think it’s possible to create passionately without destruction. i have a passion for animation. i could spend a few hours to create a flipbook animation for fun - am i destroying the notebook i used in the process? am i destroying the pencil and eraser to create this? am i destroying the time i spent to do something i enjoy? do these sound like silly questions?

    Well, if you spend stretches too long that can have a negative effect on you - such as we can see in crunch culture, it could be argued to be a form of self-destruction. I know that to many artists, they tend to push themselves too hard because of their passion, not necessarily because of company policy.

    That said, it could also be said that the notebook you’re using will never virgin again so it could be said that you’ve destroyed the book.

    I do think the idea of destruction and creation can become a bit more absurdist sounding when they are applied to very small scales, I’ll give you that 😛

    • sparklepower@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      sure, yeah artists could live a destructive lifestyle. but it’s just one of the many possibilities. i do not think it is necessary to destroy in order to create. some ppl will judge artists based on the quality of meals they consume, saying that they’re destroying their bodies. but we don’t know what kind of food they consume at home. i’ve seen those same judging ppl complain about others’ lifestyle choices while smoking cigarettes. 🤷‍♀️

      i’ll be honest with you, it sounds to me like you’re just looking for things to judge. you could say anything is creative or destructive, it means nothing to anyone but yourself. you could look at my notebook and think it’s de-virginized trash, and i will see it as something i worked hard to create. none of it matters, unless i am trying to sell my work to you.