“Quality should be attributed to men, not to things.”
As I walked along the monument, I could see that the creation was not created with perfection (but then again, what defines perfection?) in mind. The usage of weak wood and tape to create a structure was quite interesting however it looked rather unstable and far from physical perfection. From my eyes, the creation seemed more like a blank canvas that accentuates the qualities of men and allows people to express themselves. This is shown by the “graffiti” and other things being hanged up among the structure. It is a part of the community and seems to represent the mindset of the community rather than just being a structure that insists upon itself. It is adapting yet primal and makes me stray from the common materialistic thoughts that modern society has implanted among me. Even the writings among the structure urges the importance of human quality. Within the picture, it says to live life and read a book. These words stresses the idea of quality of the person and not quality of things. The pictures of the Resident of the Day also gives the impression that the monument is more of a physical manifestation of the idea that the quality of a person is worth more than the quality or material goods.
When thinking further into it, the fact that the structure will be broken apart further relates to the quote. In the end, the quality of the “thing”(the structure) doesn’t matter, however the ideals that the structures represented are sowed into the people who have been enlightened by this monument.
Chun Li
“Art, morality, and philosophy “serve” politics,; that is, they are “implicated” in politics, they may be reduced to a moment of it but not vice versa: politics destroys art, philosophy, morality.” (Notebook 4)