“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

(This quote is often attributed to Carl Sagan, but it is unknown who actually came up with it.)

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Who are the most revered people in history? The trailblazers, the explorers, and the discoverers are all revered, and for good reason. They helped break new grounds in geography and science and forever changed the world.

In the middle of the 20th century, we were in the thick of the Cold War. It was an arms race to see who could be the strongest nation on Earth, but it was also a race in space exploration. A brand new frontier was being explored. It led to the first people ever to go into space. We had men walk on the moon. The impossible became possible.

As artists, we need our moon landing. What discoveries can we make that will forever change the world? You might be telling yourself “I just want to create.” Creation is great, but most of us are just scratching the surface of what art can be.

We need to discover and uncover new methods of communication. Can we build something like the Holodeck in Star Trek? What immersive experiences await us? Instead of treating art as a product, we should go out and see what incredible things we can find. We need to make the unknown, known.

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