Inquiry

How does violence linger and accumulate across generations? How does it persist in different forms? Violence often escapes our notice, blending into the fabric of daily life. It is normalized through harmful behaviours and underlies seemingly neutral spaces, such as institutions, cultural norms, and legal systems. Artists, scholars, and activists employ novel strategies to identify its different guises and hiding places. They shed light on the toll that modern progress and industrialization exact on the mental and physical well-being of vulnerable populations, particularly women, gender-diverse, and racialized communities. Through still and moving images, poetry, and participatory performances, histories and ongoing forms of violence are made palpable and sensible. In doing so, artists resist, empower, and heal by sharing overlooked cultural practices, asserting cultural and bodily sovereignties, and amplifying silenced voices.