"Art is resistance" "You have a voice" "Speak the Truth" "You will be Heard"
I remember those words in bold black letters on a beat up white background. It looked like a tattered flyer. It was actually a part of an album campaign for one of my favorite artists Nine Inch Nails. At the time, I remember thinking how completely immersive all this was, but what stood out in my mind till this day was that flyer. I still keep the jpg in my phone.
Those Words: "Art is resistance" "You have a voice" "Speak the Truth" "You will be Heard"
Around the same time I stumbled upon the music and quotes of Nina Simone:
"An Artist's duty is to reflect the times."
All of this resonated with me. How I viewed music. How I viewed my art. How I viewed my duty. The feeling that my creativity can be a resistance statement and a time capsule. That the spirits of Industrial, Blues, Punk, Hiphop, Rock, Spirituals, were all "Art is Resistance" Statements that "reflected the times."
It is our DUTY to:
SPEAK THE TRUTH
REFLECT THE TIMES
RESIST
I have a voice. YOU have a voice. For change.
We will be heard.
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released June 18, 2020