When sitting in the recital hall watching Randall Packers’ performance, looking back at all the scenes one in particular bit of footage stood out greatly; Orf walking up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Background music heard mended perfectly with the situation Orf defined by walking up the steps. To each person I ‘m sure they had their own justification/interpretation of what it meant, but to me it showed a change. Because of his white suit and the camera at a distance, he stood out to show change; like a minority voice amongst the majority. Lincoln represented America’s lack of compassion for the people who are being repressed by current legislation. I believe, not sure if this was on purpose, there were little kids in the way of Orf to stop him from reaching the top. As he walked up, the kids shifted from side to side trying to get out of his way. This signified the turbulence an artist must go through in their attempt to get a message across. Any change that takes place comes from stern dedication and perseverance. Orf walking up the steps symbolized an artist trying to make a difference in today’s society. The children symbolized every little obstacle an artist must overcome for their opinion to be heard and effective to a large audience here in America.
If an artist just wrote a poem about how much he hated George W. Bush, read it to his best friend and their friend hated it, the poet doesn’t just stop and say “damn, I’ll never do anything about this issue.” No, the poet continues to fight, reads his poem to somebody else, and then somebody else, until the word gets out about the changes the poet wants to make. In this scene Orf represented this poet who would never be dissuaded from their cause, and every other artist in the world who wants to express their opinions through “artistic mediations.”
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