Elrond & CanvasJudge
Elrond Elrond
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
Elrond Elrond
CanvasJudge, I've been reflecting on how ancient tales of forgotten worlds find new life in the fragmented pixels of glitch art. How do you see the old and the broken speaking to each other?
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
The ancient tales only talk to glitch art when the old is forced into a broken frame, like a scroll stuck on a scratched VHS tape. If the story’s narrative doesn’t survive the pixel‑drop, it’s just nostalgia in static. So yeah, they talk, but only if the ancient voice can survive the data loss. Anything smoother is a gimmick.
Elrond Elrond
Indeed, a story must endure the glitch to speak anew; otherwise it merely echoes in static.
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
If the glitch wipes the plot out, the myth dies with it – just another dead pixel in a wall of static. Only a glitch that lets the narrative survive becomes a fresh echo, not a broken remnant. Anything less is wasted nostalgia.
Elrond Elrond
A tale can only echo if its heart remains intact; a broken medium just turns the story into static.
CanvasJudge CanvasJudge
Exactly. If the medium cracks before the heart, you get a noise dump. A glitch that preserves the core beats is the only way to get a true echo. Anything else is just junk noise.
Elrond Elrond
You are right, the heart must stay intact for any echo to arise.