Blog 6

            I feel that the audience I cater to values new and creative ideas that are also innovative and relevant, so the notion of remixing definitely would appeal to them. Arola explains assemblage (the remixing) to be, in part, “creative repition” (206). Transforming already formed ideas or pieces of art into something new while still retaining their original parts gives them new meaning and purpose, while also having them connect back to the audiences that viewed them before undergoing the remix process. Collages or reformed edits of art are forms of assemblage as they contain original material that has been reconstructed in some way. For my own personal blog, I combined and ordered images from a photo shoot to retain a specific meaning and aesthetic (https://www.tbhtam.com/single-post/2018/01/01/2018 ). For my Project 2, I will be re-editing and reordering the images to showcase a new meaning and new vibe, that would probably suit a different platform from my own blog and appeal to an audience outside of my blog’s readers. The audience would not shift, so much as it would expand. Since I will be utilizing my own creative work for the remix, Fair Use laws would not be violated. If I were using the work of another person, I would require the creator’s permission, unless the work was apart of public domain, then I could alter and present the work however I choose. If the work is being used for educational purposes in a class, not for profit, for instance, a class explaining remixes, then Fair Use is being upheld. Another important thing to acknowledge is that when remixing another’s work, one cannot deface the work, and rework it into something derogatory such as cultural appropriation (though I am not quite sure if appropriating cultural artifacts violates laws/copyright/Fair Use, it is just unethical). Arola mentions Indigenous people’s discontent with the claiming of items they hold sacred by other cultures, being altered and reset for exploitive purposes. Assemblage such as that is more demeaning than innovative, and rather defeats the goal of assemblage (a form of artistic and social progression) (213). I think it would be best to leave culturally sacred artifacts out of the mix when remixing items, but art and other creative works definitely fit the mold.