In SDL InnerSpace, we do not reject cliché and kitsch in a modernist “purification” gesture. We also reject postmodern irony as insufficient—it merely floats above the problem. Instead, we treat clichés, kitsch, memes, meaningless or annoying decor, and similar elements as excellent material to further artifact. Kitsch and cliché management, the nature of kitsch, and related questions are the focus of the articles in this section.
Author: Sam Diellor Luani
Sam Diellor Luani is a creative thinker and a cartographer of inner worlds. Postmodernist author, digital artist, composer, and multilingual thinker whose creative work bridges languages, media, and philosophy. His art and writing are deeply empirical, shaped by systematic studies and a lifelong commitment to human-authored expression. Luani uses pastiche, fragmentation, and intertextuality to challenge the dominance of AI-generated hyperrealism, foregrounding human imperfection and intentionality.
