Post-Art Clarity

It's horror season in more ways than one. Sometimes a news story can be so profoundly pervasive and affecting that we not only pay full attention, but it continues to seep into our subconscious and everyday lives, even where we're neither inviting nor expecting it. Depending on how your mind and spirit receive news stories or political events, this can lead to an anger, or an increased desire to mobilise. You might see this particular story or event replicated in daily life, in small ways, or even start seeing the systematic issue anew. For me, I have not been able to look away from the Cornell 7 story that is unfolding in New York state and reverberating around the world.  Several actors beyond the (alleged) perpetrators are entering the public imaginary and the unfolding of the case: the criminal justice system; management at Cornell University; a spew of social media users mocking and making frankly embarrassing attempts to decry the victim's account; rape culture writ l...