how to curate for transcendence
The ingredients of ‘good’ curation
I think great curation comes down to five key elements that span the processes of searching, selection and contextualizing:
I think great curation comes down to five key elements that span the processes of searching, selection and contextualizing:
- Preservation: Caring for, reviving or resurfacing things that might otherwise be lost or forgotten in archives or streams.
- Connection: Inspiring moments of surprise –, “I didn’t think of
Rachel Botsman • How to curate your life to find more meaning
The word itself has origins in Latin “cura” which means to heal or restoration of health. Curators were seen as guardians, or keepers -originally meant to signify someone who overlooked others care, it then was adopted to signify “in charge” whether it was museums or art galleries.
Andrea Hernandez • Curation as Salvation
The internet might have an overflow of curation, but it also doesn't have enough of it, in the sense of long-term stewardship, organization, and contextualization of content — all processes that have been outsourced to algorithms.
🎨😢 The algorithm doesn't care about your art
Broadly speaking, writing fiction makes me feel more attuned to the world, and writing nonfiction sometimes makes me forget its existence.
Sally Rooney • Brass in Pocket | Sally Rooney, Daniel Drake
Picked by hand, not an algorithm,
