Hi, I'm Dorian.
I like to make things, and I like to make things happen. I'm interested in the intersection of technology, design, and society. I write about products, user experience, entrepreneurship, art, and culture on my website, doriandargan.com. This is where I post some of my inspirations.
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This is a cool tray. #vintage #history #french #language #france #style #nostalgia #old (Taken with instagram)
#city #life #grocery #shop #ordinary #beauty #nostalgia #neighborhood #community #gristedes #local #upper #west #side #broadway (Taken with Instagram at Gristedes - 86th Street)
excavating the nostalgic sounds of my childhood
When I was younger I underwent a variety of diverse experiences that colored my tastes but confounded my cultural self-image. During my coming of age I endured an “I’m ultra-black so I only like to do ultra-black things” phase in an attempt to find myself.
Over time I’ve been able to peel back and dismantle the repellant layers I had worn to accept things I naturally enjoyed but had trained myself to abhor. And as I developed as an artist and musician I began to appreciate almost everything for its ability to inspire and evoke meaning.
When I was very young I remember catching glimpses of the animated cartoon movie “The Hobbit”, and being captured by its enchanting storytelling. At the time I was too young to appreciate music the way I do now, however for some reason this movie and its soundtrack left an impression on me.
In the fifth grade I unknowingly came across Tolkien’s masterpiece in my school library, and read it in its entirety, later realizing that the movie I had subconsciously taken in was correlated with this amazing novel. This combination of imagery, sound and “pure imagination” left an indelible mark on my psyche - forever inspiring and simultaneously intriguing me.
Now when I hear certain types of folk music I am whisked back to my early years as an inventive and open-eyed child. To this day Gregorian chants and various string-based melodies evoke something sentimentally wistful and peaceful in my soul.
Yesterday I searched Youtube for the The Hobbit (1977) soundtrack, after not having heard it for 15 years. My heart discovered a sentiment that “sounded” just as I had once forgotten and now remembered. Overjoyed, I was immediately inspired to write this post and share the nostalgic sounds of my childhood with the world.
- Dorian Dargan
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