Beyond living through the present moment, we also need to dream and imagine a new world.

Now is the moment to redefine our ideas about plagues and healing. What are the ills that plague society? How to create new practices that connect humanity in an urgent way, and are artistically potent?

Containment and confinement by pandemics or oppression date back to the dawn of humanity. Many of us have lived through containments medical, racial, geographical, and political. What can we learn from communities previously locked in and the possibilities and creativity that arise out of the experience?

Carolyn Cooke and Alex Burger give an overview of the Art & Survival series.