Creative Circulation

“was asked to consider my writing process for a class n started flipping thru some old journals. reminded me that the creative process is messy n it’s better to make anything than nothing” (six videos)

Instagram circulation — or at least my profile — relies on a viral speed and a local reach (Bradshaw). Since Instagram’s algorithm for showing posts on the feed is not strictly chronological, it is hard to determine when (and if) people will see my post. Thusly, it is key to post it at high activity times so people are more likely to interact with it. In relation to reach, my profile is private, meaning only people I allow can follow me. This means that I have a restricted audience of 320 accounts and the post cannot circulate outside of this audience, in theory. As this is my personal profile, I have no desire for the post to circulate beyond my intended audience, but I do know it possibly could — screenshots can be taken without my knowledge (though it’s hard to screenshot video) or a follower can show the post to someone who does not follow me. As we know, there is always a chance that there will be re-appropriation and misappropriation of my rhetoric in any given ecology.

“appreciating some past journals n the messy truth of the creative process today” (four photos)

My Twitter circulation also relies on viral speed, but also is far reaching as it isn’t private. Twitter also shows posts in chronological order, making it more likely to have a viral speed when posted when many people are active. Though this tweet wasn’t retweeted, it did receive over 100 impressions, on the lower end of my standard deviation of average impression count. This is not my usual format of tweet, putting it a bit out of place with my profile. Usually my tweets are a lot less formal and also more humor oriented so it’s out of place.

Overall, the circulation of my creative processes is the result of viral speed and local reach.