It is easy to get swept up in pop culture sentiment – I remember having all of the grief a 14 year old could muster when Kurt Cobain died, much to my chagrin – but this one truly hurts. I’m not sure if I have the words or the eloquence to say why, but here is my little tribute to Dolly Parton.
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“Artivism”
UPDATED: I was floundering in one of my unfocussed days, typing a million disparate thoughts, unable to make them meld properly. This is, perhaps, partly to do with the inherent abstract nature of art and the subjectivity surrounding it. I want to say something, but I am unable to find the right words in the right order. I’ve not rewritten, but I’ve tweeked a few lines to make them more cohesive.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we use art in activism lately. We create signs for protests, write songs and stories, make documentaries…. City streets are littered with graffiti – everything from murals depicting a civil rights event to simple written messages.
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