America and high modernity

the collage above is called what makes today so different so appealing and was made by the artist Richard Hamilton. this piece was made for the This is Tomorrow exhibtion, where artists were asked to create work that was in accordance to their vison of the future. for example in Hamilton's work he has an image of what is considered the perfect house wife, with a vaccum. in his work we can also see an image of the moon, which is due to people trying to get to the moon, and the space race between the USA and Russia.

In my 2020 interpretation of his work, I show some of the key things that have happened throughout this year. For example at the start of the year Australia was plagued with severe bush fires that killed both people and animals. Many countries around the world where concerned for the people, and animals of Australia, which led to fundraising to support fire fighters and aid those people and animals that were harmed in this disaster. Another major thing that happened in both 2019, and has continued into 2020, is coronavirus (which is depicted on the walls of the room above). A virus that originally started in a province in china, soon spread across the global leading to a pandemic that we were warned about years before. For 6 months England has been in lockdown which has led to many people turning to games as a way to cope and get through the months of isolation from friends and even family. One of these games was animal crossing new horizons on the switch, which is what many people played to pass the time. Another game that became popular was Among us. even though the game had been out for 2 years before its surge in popularity, people only took note of it this year. Tragically a man died an unjustified death at the hands of the police this year, his name was George Floyd. his death however sparked outrage not only in America but across the globe, and even though we were amidst a pandemic people when out to protest this injustice, and the injustice many African Americans face. these people can be seen through the windows of this room as well as the bush fires in Australia, and the protests that occurred due to the Tory party no longer funding free school meals. Many people in England were upset that children in need would no longer receive a free school meal, which in some cases would be their only meal. Finally there is an image of Boris Johnston leaving the room, which can link back to how he was happily going to leave all the old people to fend for themselves throughout this pandemic, and his reluctance to take ownership of any wrong doings committed.