Have we run out of originality? Or are we simply surrounded by too much memory?

From Renaissance artists reworking Antiquity to modern cinema endlessly referencing itself, art has always been built on repetition, quotation, and transformation. But today, this process feels different: trends return faster, images circulate endlessly, and the line between inspiration and imitation becomes almost invisible. If everything is already familiar, what does it mean to create something “new”?

In this discussion, hosted by Anji, a Cannes-nominated film director, we'll explore how art history has always been a cycle and why our time feels like an accelerated version of it. Are we witnessing the death of originality, or a new form of creativity based on recombination? And more personally: when you create, are you expressing something unique or continuing a visual language that existed long before you? This session invites you to question not only art, but your own place inside this endless cultural loop.

我们是不是已经没有真正的“原创”了？还是说，我们只是被太多“记忆”包围了？

从文艺复兴时期艺术家不断重读古典时代，到现代电影不断互相引用，艺术一直建立在重复、引用和再创造之上。但到了今天，这个过程似乎被加速了：潮流变化更快、图像传播无限循环，“借鉴”和“模仿”的边界也越来越模糊。如果一切都似曾相识，那“创造新的东西”到底意味着什么？

这场由 Anji（戛纳提名导演）主持的讨论，会从艺术史的循环结构切入，聊聊为什么今天的创作感觉像是一个被加速的版本。我们到底是在见证原创性的消失，还是进入了一种基于“重组”的新创造方式？更进一步地说，当你在创作时，你是在表达独特的自我，还是在延续一个早已存在的视觉语言体系？

这场讨论也会把问题拉回到个人层面，让你重新思考自己在这个文化循环里的位置。