But can taxonomy be even a little bit valid?

Jasmine : ” there’s always room for taxonomy because it gives us a framework to work within”.

I completely agree with this concept. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am not contradicting my previous post however I believe, in terms of interactive documentary, a work of art that is composed of a number of characteristics that align with a certain taxonomy validates the act of categorising. Everything cannot be reduced to simple categories however, this does not undermine taxonomies. In my opinion, taxonomy helps us organise the information around us however it is most certainly not exhaustive and once again, we would be ignorant to think so. We must acknowledge that we are categorising with the knowledge we are aware of whilst simultaneously acknowledging there is much knowledge we are unaware of; therein lies the outliers that break through the limitations of our taxonomies.

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