As we look around the world, we see irreversible damage humans have caused – global warming, pollution, colonialism, corruption; the list goes on. What do we do when Pandora’s Box of man-made problems has been opened? This question is explored in a new exhibition of international artists at the Michael C. Carlos Museum on Emory’s campus, “And I Must Scream.” “City Lights” producer Summer Evans spoke with the museum’s curator of African art, Dr. Amanda Hellman, about the exhibit and its journey through the frightening realities and possibilities of humanity’s present and future.
Hellman explained the five themes of “And I Must Scream,” including environmental destruction, human rights violations and governmental corruption, displacement and the COVID-19 pandemic. A final theme addresses regeneration and renewal, exploring how humans can aim to right the wrongs of the past.
“But the point is really not that we look at any of these themes individually, but really, we look at the connections,” said Hellman. “You can’t talk about the pandemic without talking about environmental destruction and displacement…. You can’t talk about environmental destruction without looking at corruption and the ways in which these things are really speaking to each other and connected to each other.”
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