clgill

My name is Christina Gill.  I am an Artist, anthropology enthusiast and recent graduate from University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.  I am a native Milwaukeean, living and breathing in the Midwest.  

I am interested in locality and how it shapes culture and influences demographics.I'm interested to discover what it means to think locally within my community. I believe community awareness and involvement not only aid in growth and prosperity,but the movement towards locality is the key component to mending many of the disconnects that come with a 
globalized society.
While doing a bit of research on my seemingly profound theory on local thinking, I found that someone had already thought of it. Apparently, Albert Einstein published a savoy physics article in 1948 regarding the Principle of Locality.
   "In physics, the principle of locality is that distant objects cannot have    direct influence on one another: an object is influenced directly only by its   immediate surroundings. This was stated as follows by Albert Einstein in his article "Quantum Mechanics and Reality" ("Quanten-Mechanik und Wirklichkeit", Dialectica 2:320-324, 1948):" (http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=148588) 


Man... who woulda thought?  Although I am bummed to discover that I am not the genius I momentarily personified,  I think the "direct influence" stated by Einstein is a value that needs to be exercised.   I am aware of the locality movement that is already underway and really, I just want to take part in it.  As my background is in the arts, I instinctually connect this directly to arts culture. And since I love the midwest and am a self appointed locality connoisseur,  why not document and write what about what I know.


Please don't be confused by my  outbursts of Profundity,  I am really only as wise as my 24 years has allowed.  But... I can give you some sweet links to some local culture that you may not have been aware of.  Or comment, and let me know that I am way late on the trends of Indy rock, folk art or urban farming.  Either way, I hope this is a place for you to waste some time, entertain your creative juices or recognize some Midwestern greatness.