Engy Ghattas
Act of resistance
Professor Cacoillo
15 April 2020

Art activism and pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak is part of the climate change crisis. The speed of the
coronavirus has taken world governments by surprise and left the stock market reeling. Since the
virus first appeared in China's Hubei province, it has infected over 700,000 people and killed
more than 33,000 across the world in less than six months. In this sense, the 2020 coronavirus
pandemic may lead to a deeper understanding of the ties that bind us all on a global scale and
could help us get to grips with the largest public health threat of the century, the climate crisis.
The artists that helped you reflect on the current crisis. Marina Zurkow: ​(born December
19, 1962) ​ an American visual ​artist​ based in New York City who works with media technology,
animation and video. She has started her project began with a desire to expand the social
conversation about climate change by engaging people’s imaginations and feelings about the
nonhuman world. Her goal was to nudge aside the modern habit of thinking of nature and culture
as opposites, which leads us to forget that we are earthlings, one species among many that share
this planet.
Eve Mosher: Born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1969.is an American environmental artist living
and working in New York City. she described the ​Climate change that it is a wicked problem,
and it affects everything else that we are grappling with on a daily basis: social justice, housing,
immigration, food and water access. Much of her work is focused on the waterways that
surround us. She has been getting to know professionals shaping the future of the water, as well
as people who use the city’s waterways recreationally and who understand them through decades
of experience and intimate observation.
Alexis Rockman Born in New York, N.Y., in 1962. he described the coronavirus by
sacrificing and he explains it that the idea of “sacrificing” for the future seems ridiculous to most
people when they are entrenched in a daily struggle for survival. Even if they will listen, people
just don’t have the collective will to do much. The engine of capitalism is too powerful.

How does the artist use their artwork to feel connected? Art influences society by
changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time. Research
has shown art affects the fundamental sense of self. Painting, sculpture, music, literature and the
other arts are often considered to be the repository of a society's collective memory. ​Every artist
plays a different and necessary part in contributing to the overall health, development, and well-
being of our society.
How has the artist used their artwork to create advocacy and awareness? art can be both
awe-inspiring and intriguing. Some of it simply awakens the creativity or beauty inside of us all,
and other stunning works of art make us really think about deeper issues. No matter the level of
intensity of the piece, great artworks cause most people to stop if even for just a moment, to have
an emotional experience. And this experience, these emotions, will be re-lived every time the
viewer encounters that piece of art again.
How does the artwork address an audience? Artists engage and collaborate with
audiences in many different ways today. By opening up their process of creation to others, they
give up a measure of control over their work and give over to chance and to trust in the viewer-
turned-participant. And the work of art, in turn, becomes a two-way exchange.
Why does art inspire you? Like music, it has a way of evoking raw emotion. It can make
you happy, or cry. It can draw you in or repel you. It can soothe your soul or make you angry. It
transcends language, borders and the ages. It has a language all its own. It helps you to see and
perceive the world around you in a different way. You stop and notice things you’ve never seen
before, like a lover staring at the full moon. It can transform and even heal. It’s been used in
therapy to heal others with emotional issues. It is a primitive desire we all have. Every child
draws when they are small. I believe it is a part of us. A way of connecting to our past, our
creative energy, to each other and I dare say to God. It is a spiritual experience, me.
How Is the Coronavirus Outbreak affecting? The coronavirus has changed how we work,
play and learn: Schools are closing, sports leagues have been canceled, and many people have
been asked to work from home. The coronavirus lockdown has seen parks close their gates, cafes
shut down and gyms are no longer open. Life in the USA has changed like never before in
peacetime. People have been told to stay at home where possible and only leave for exercise
alone or with members of their household, or to shop for necessities; as key workers continue to

work in social care, construction, the media and a number of other industries. Two quotes about
the banding?
• “If you’re asking for when the financial markets see peak virus, I think it’ll be about a month
from now.” — Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital Management
• “We’re going to lose a chunk of activity, and then we’ll grow out of it. That’s good news. But
are we going to boom out of it or crawl out of it? Crawling is looking more likely.” — Julia
Coronado, the president of Macro-Policy Perspectives