{"id":15734,"date":"2021-01-25T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=15734"},"modified":"2021-10-01T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:14:26","slug":"pain-rage-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/pain-rage-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain, Rage, and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, as planning got underway for the annual art exhibit in Olin-Rice\u2019s Smail Gallery, environmental studies professor Roopali Phadke suggested something new: a student-curated exhibit about resilience.<\/p>\n

What emerged by fall\u2014nearly 20 images now displayed on the gallery walls\u2014grew into an archive of what students experienced in 2020. \u201cThe exhibit features images of pain, rage, and hope from a historic spring and summer\u2014all through the eyes of Macalester students scattered across the country,\u201d writes exhibit curator Kori Suzuki \u201921 (Richmond, Calif.), who invited submissions from students and coordinated two rounds of judging with support from art professor Eric Carroll.<\/p>\n

Gabriela Diaz \u201924 (Tucson, Ariz.) wanted her submission to show a turning point in her perspective in 2020. As demonstrations surged nationwide after George Floyd was killed by police, Diaz\u2019s family asked her to stay home because of rising COVID cases in Arizona, so she decided to make posters and share them on social media.<\/p>\n

Diaz snapped a self-portrait with a tripod, then distributed the posters to friends around Tucson to use as yard signs. \u201cAs someone who had not been vocal about social justice or politics before, this photograph sent a clear message to my friends and family: my time of being silent was over,\u201d says Diaz, whose image was awarded the exhibit\u2019s grand prize. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to get worn out and overwhelmed by the continuous effects of systemic racism, but we must remind ourselves that it is a privilege to look the other way. This photo depicts my eagerness to use my platform to ignite change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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