The Arc of the Viral Universe: a Notebook Project – Carla Rae Johnson https://carlaraejohnson.org Artist Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:18:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://carlaraejohnson.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-10-32x32.jpg The Arc of the Viral Universe: a Notebook Project – Carla Rae Johnson https://carlaraejohnson.org 32 32 The Arc of the Viral Universe: a Notebook Project https://carlaraejohnson.org/work/the-arc-of-the-viral-universe-a-notebook-project/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:13:33 +0000 https://carlaraejohnson.org/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1265

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Arc-ivist Statement

In early 2020, Arc-ivist, Carla Rae Johnson was busy scheduling exhibitions for the “Arc of the Moral Universe” notebooks, as news of the threat of a worldwide pandemic emerged.  By the end of March, it was apparent that a sequel to the first notebook project was called for to inspire unique, personal accounts of a world turned inside-out by isolation, sickness, fears, deaths, doubts, rumors, lies, and political turmoil.  Then, the murder of George Floyd, the spotlight on systemic racism, nationwide protests, monuments being toppled, a crucial presidential election, our democracy challenged, and an insurrection mounted against our nation’s capital magnified the historic moments of 2020-21.

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