globalization response

i think i am a bit cynical towards the matter of globalization, because everyone knows its happening and it has been happening for a very long time, but it seems to be this common thread in especially photography, because lets face it the invention of photography lead significantly to the idea of globalization. but i honestly its like the conversation about photograph being an art they have both has reached a moot point. i think the pinnacle of this conversation is dead and gone. my spices and customer service calls come from india, my cell phone is from china, that same cellphone i use to picture message my friend in germany, i got a photograph from my friend in the dominican republic to day via email which i checked on my phone from china. to me at least this plague of concern of globalization is not really the menace it was it has become inaugurated into culture, and amazingly so not just specifically western culture.

so why the nagging at the bit? because photography lead to the creation of globalization as a public idea? so we feel we need to claim stake in this matter and call it our own and have endless discussions about this idea? because it is innately in the origins of photography. it goes back to the idea of where does photography hold court in the art realm, and i think globalization is our crown jewel in that court that we are going to keep locked up for a while and show off to the masses and charge 10 euro to see and talk about or at least until some other claim to fame comes along that we can charge 11 euro for.