Immigrants. F.H Varley.
If a family of refugees can thrive in Canada, surely our system is fair and just. Right? An honest recounting of my family’s experience reveals that our success depended on the charity of close friends. It was not the Canadian government or capitalism that lifted us out of poverty. It was two ladies.
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An Allegory. El Greco.
What ought we do with the neo-nazis taking to our city streets? As much as I advocate for awareness of the material conditions that bring about conflict between different groups of working class people, we cannot merely tolerate the intolerant. Long term solutions require economic liberation and equity. In the short term, we need to defend ourselves.
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The Temple of Juno in Agrigento. Caspar David Frierich.
Monuments act to build and maintain national identity. So it is no surprise that rebuilding monuments are inherently political actions. In rebuilding a fallen monument, like the World Trade Center, Parthenon, or Notre Dame, the values imbued in that structure are re-affirmed. It is important to remember that these values favour those in power, the very same people who are able to build monuments in the first place.
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A Ukrainian Canadian Prairie Tragedy. William Kurelek.
Are humans determined? Some believe that quantum uncertainty or the destruction of information within a black hole violates determinism. Or that humans, capable of recursive thought, are naturally free. An exploration that advocates acceptance of determinism.
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Interior at Paddington. Lucian Freud.
Corporations continuously shift responsibility for ethical consumption to the consumer, the worker, the labourer. The neo-liberal ideology has resulted in much fighting between different sections of the underclass. To salvage the livability of our planet, we need to unite and hold corporations accountable.
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