Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
The 1918 Spanish Flu Wreaked Havoc on Nearly Every Country on Earth. So Why Didn't More Artists Respond to It in Their Work?
news.artnet.com: More than a century after it killed upwards of 17 million people around the world, the 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, has come charging back into the public consciousness. The disease—the most devastating of its kind in modern history—bears some eerie similarities to COVID-19, especially in its person-to-person transmission and global impact.
The COVID-19 Schedule for the Freelance Sound Designer Mom
SoundGirls.org: Yes, it’s another article about life in the Corona Virus quarantine. My world, along with all of yours, has been completely turned upside down, and I just wanted to share what I’ve been doing to cope, rest, learn, and thrive. I want to remind readers that this is just my personal experience, and no one should feel like there is something they HAVE to be doing while sitting at home every day in quarantine.
The Remembered Act of Assembly (Opinion)
No Proscenium: The Guide To Everything Immersive: It’s 11 AM. At my desk, my laptop fan whirs disturbingly loud. It’s already stressed by all the tasks I’ve set myself up to today. Still, a feeling of relief shoots through my body as I finally finish reading the byzantine essay by Nicholas Berger imploring theatre makers to stop making remote work over platforms like Zoom and Facebook Live. Finishing this essay is a triumph so sizable I now feel like I should do…nothing? Because that’s what I’ve been told to do.
Rio de Janeiro Used Cutting-Edge Technology to Transform Its Giant Jesus Statue Into a Doctor to Honor Healthcare Workers
news.artnet.com: With churches and other houses of worship closed to maintain social distancing measures, Brazilian archbishop Orani Tempesta conducted an Easter service at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro—and projected a special message onto the 125-foot-tall statue.
Institutions Do Not Define Our Artistic Practice
rescripted.org: Institutions do not define our art.
Like many of us, I am an artist who has defined my artistic career by the institutions that granted me entry. This quarantine is causing them to suffer, which is causing my colleagues and mentors and teachers to suffer. In this moment of tremendous uncertainty, where the future of these institutions is unstable, it feels like our future is too.
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