The video and film installations featured in this exhibition employ the moving image to address social inequity, racism and failures of democracy. Grounding their work in real-world events in the United States, China, India and South Africa, the artists show us the capacity of human resistance to challenge dominant power structures. These moving images convey emotion, action and information simultaneously. They call on us as viewers to bear witness to personal and communal struggles. In its immediacy and in the hands of the artist, the medium itself becomes a powerful tool, one that can spark social movements and engender change.

Participating artist: Dara Birnbaum