Jul 9, 2017
Protest
Protest can be subtle, noisy, compassionate, pugnacious, humorous; these works and projects show a range of approaches to this varied genre of communication.
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Protest
Protest can be subtle, noisy, compassionate, pugnacious, humorous; these works and projects show a range of approaches to this varied genre of communication.
Using stories, the Bite Back Movement offers fresh and compelling perspectives on contemporary issues to question what we take as given.
In reaction to the censorship and oppression of journalists in Turkey, Asli Cavusoglu compiled and distributed an alternative newspaper. To alleviate anxiety in our turbulent political climate, it contains predictions on the future gathered from fifty soothsayers.
Because of Them We Can is a campaign to celebrate Black History Month. It aims to empower young black people and challenge racist ‘alternative facts’.
Emma Waltraud Howe’s cast iron pot, which is part of Shades of Today: Picking up the Pieces Post-Truth, resonates with the sound of protest and resistance. Literally.
How do we distinguish between ‘fact’ and ‘fiction’? These TED speakers offer some thoughts.
Information Processing
This week’s posts reveal some interesting perspectives on ‘post-truth’ as a concept. These artists, thinkers and writers look at the complexities of processing and communicating information.
I Wanted to See All of the News From Today is an online artwork and series of prints which continuously collects the front pages of over 600 newspapers from around the world, as and when they are published.