chances are high that you know this lady Lady Justice is the main image of
Lady Justice is the main image of
Lady Justice is the main image of justice we have a blindfolded woman with
justice we have a blindfolded woman with
justice we have a blindfolded woman with scales and a sword
scales and a sword
scales and a sword she is blindfolded because she has
she is blindfolded because she has
she is blindfolded because she has decided not to see whom she has in front
decided not to see whom she has in front
decided not to see whom she has in front of her with her scales it’s nice to
of her with her scales it’s nice to
of her with her scales it’s nice to measure pain crime and fit that to
measure pain crime and fit that to
measure pain crime and fit that to punishment with her sword she delivers
punishment with her sword she delivers
punishment with her sword she delivers her punishment monopolizing its violence
her punishment monopolizing its violence
her punishment monopolizing its violence is this adjust image how can we think
is this adjust image how can we think
is this adjust image how can we think about justice through images these are
about justice through images these are
about justice through images these are the questions I will ask here today he’s
the questions I will ask here today he’s
the questions I will ask here today he’s a woman the accessories of Lady Justice
a woman the accessories of Lady Justice
a woman the accessories of Lady Justice suffocate me that might be because I’m
suffocate me that might be because I’m
suffocate me that might be because I’m not a lady maybe it’s because I’m not
not a lady maybe it’s because I’m not
not a lady maybe it’s because I’m not dressed to kill in my talk today my
dressed to kill in my talk today my
dressed to kill in my talk today my companions will be women real women let
companions will be women real women let
companions will be women real women let us consider for a moment the blindfold
us consider for a moment the blindfold
us consider for a moment the blindfold if justice was really blind as she
if justice was really blind as she
if justice was really blind as she claims to be then my question is why our
claims to be then my question is why our
claims to be then my question is why our prisons filled mostly with blacks
prisons filled mostly with blacks
prisons filled mostly with blacks foreigners in the poorest among us I
foreigners in the poorest among us I
foreigners in the poorest among us I think she is blind in order not to see
think she is blind in order not to see
think she is blind in order not to see the injustice is imposed in her name not
the injustice is imposed in her name not
the injustice is imposed in her name not to see the pain and meaninglessness
to see the pain and meaninglessness
to see the pain and meaninglessness created by ugly institutions our prisons
created by ugly institutions our prisons
created by ugly institutions our prisons deep down a woman in fact this lady
deep down a woman in fact this lady
deep down a woman in fact this lady cannot bear to see when trying to do
cannot bear to see when trying to do
cannot bear to see when trying to do justice when claiming to do justice our
justice when claiming to do justice our
justice when claiming to do justice our eyes must be open wide the men and women
eyes must be open wide the men and women
eyes must be open wide the men and women in our hands are not abstract but real
in our hands are not abstract but real
in our hands are not abstract but real human beings they have been babies with
human beings they have been babies with
human beings they have been babies with a crystal face playful children and have
a crystal face playful children and have
a crystal face playful children and have grown up men and women among us they are
grown up men and women among us they are
grown up men and women among us they are called Emily Antonio
called Emily Antonio
called Emily Antonio bleep brunella in 1931 a woman called
bleep brunella in 1931 a woman called
bleep brunella in 1931 a woman called Margaret Wilson on her own initiative
Margaret Wilson on her own initiative
Margaret Wilson on her own initiative curiosity and interest and also concern
curiosity and interest and also concern
curiosity and interest and also concern writes a book called the crime of
writes a book called the crime of
writes a book called the crime of punishment she was not an expert she is
punishment she was not an expert she is
punishment she was not an expert she is just a woman she writes this about her
just a woman she writes this about her
just a woman she writes this about her book she says this is a woman’s book and
book she says this is a woman’s book and
book she says this is a woman’s book and therefore we shall be is shamelessly
therefore we shall be is shamelessly
therefore we shall be is shamelessly women as we please and that means we
women as we please and that means we
women as we please and that means we shall not consider the law or justice or
shall not consider the law or justice or
shall not consider the law or justice or safety or any other abstraction at a
safety or any other abstraction at a
safety or any other abstraction at a distance from the meaning they have on
distance from the meaning they have on
distance from the meaning they have on the lives of men and women boys and
the lives of men and women boys and
the lives of men and women boys and girls we love Lady Justice especially
girls we love Lady Justice especially
girls we love Lady Justice especially proud of her scales we are obsessed with
proud of her scales we are obsessed with
proud of her scales we are obsessed with the scales but our obsession is
the scales but our obsession is
the scales but our obsession is presumptious a very simple tool of crime
presumptious a very simple tool of crime
presumptious a very simple tool of crime and punishment in time and space shows
and punishment in time and space shows
and punishment in time and space shows how ridiculous our assumptions are the
how ridiculous our assumptions are the
how ridiculous our assumptions are the same crime today it’s not even taken
same crime today it’s not even taken
same crime today it’s not even taken very seriously
very seriously
very seriously yesterday it was punished with death
yesterday it was punished with death
yesterday it was punished with death penalty I’m talking about things like
penalty I’m talking about things like
penalty I’m talking about things like killing chicken cutting trees stealing
killing chicken cutting trees stealing
killing chicken cutting trees stealing horses being a witch being a witch today
horses being a witch being a witch today
horses being a witch being a witch today is even fashionable the same crime such
is even fashionable the same crime such
is even fashionable the same crime such as drug use in Norway is punished with a
as drug use in Norway is punished with a
as drug use in Norway is punished with a fine in Singapore with death penalty we
fine in Singapore with death penalty we
fine in Singapore with death penalty we try for accuracy and precision but
try for accuracy and precision but
try for accuracy and precision but cannot find it in fact geometrical rigor
cannot find it in fact geometrical rigor
cannot find it in fact geometrical rigor and human activity do not go together
and human activity do not go together
and human activity do not go together well the algebra of suffering writes
well the algebra of suffering writes
well the algebra of suffering writes anime sooty in her book time as
anime sooty in her book time as
anime sooty in her book time as punishment is minus times minus equals
punishment is minus times minus equals
punishment is minus times minus equals more negative times negative equals
more negative times negative equals
more negative times negative equals positive but do we really believe that
positive but do we really believe that
positive but do we really believe that in order to get rid of
in order to get rid of
in order to get rid of suffering we need to add additional
suffering we need to add additional
suffering we need to add additional suffering the sort of justice delivers
suffering the sort of justice delivers
suffering the sort of justice delivers punishment but does not keep a distance
punishment but does not keep a distance
punishment but does not keep a distance from it for this reason the history of
from it for this reason the history of
from it for this reason the history of punishment is not less cruel that the
punishment is not less cruel that the
punishment is not less cruel that the history of crime so is this just image
history of crime so is this just image
history of crime so is this just image how can we think about alternative ideas
how can we think about alternative ideas
how can we think about alternative ideas of justice through images since 10 years
of justice through images since 10 years
of justice through images since 10 years I work on an alternative idea of justice
I work on an alternative idea of justice
I work on an alternative idea of justice called restorative justice restorative
called restorative justice restorative
called restorative justice restorative justice challenges Lady Justice in all
justice challenges Lady Justice in all
justice challenges Lady Justice in all its elements blindfold scales and sword
its elements blindfold scales and sword
its elements blindfold scales and sword its eyes and ears are open wide to
its eyes and ears are open wide to
its eyes and ears are open wide to listen to and see the voices and faces
listen to and see the voices and faces
listen to and see the voices and faces of those that have been harmed and those
of those that have been harmed and those
of those that have been harmed and those that have harmed it does not have the
that have harmed it does not have the
that have harmed it does not have the arrogance to think we can measure pain
arrogance to think we can measure pain
arrogance to think we can measure pain and equate it to punishment it deals
and equate it to punishment it deals
and equate it to punishment it deals with the irreversibility of human action
with the irreversibility of human action
with the irreversibility of human action what has been done cannot be undone
what has been done cannot be undone
what has been done cannot be undone there is no equality of pain crime and
there is no equality of pain crime and
there is no equality of pain crime and punishment are not interchangeable we
punishment are not interchangeable we
punishment are not interchangeable we must move on from this restorative
must move on from this restorative
must move on from this restorative justice tries to do wrongs right from
justice tries to do wrongs right from
justice tries to do wrongs right from wrong it keeps crime at a distance says
wrong it keeps crime at a distance says
wrong it keeps crime at a distance says Claudia matsukata
Claudia matsukata
Claudia matsukata it can meet violence but does not
it can meet violence but does not
it can meet violence but does not replicate it does not use it and
replicate it does not use it and
replicate it does not use it and therefore does not legitimize it
therefore does not legitimize it
therefore does not legitimize it answering evil with evil might seem the
answering evil with evil might seem the
answering evil with evil might seem the most obvious but it is not the best way
most obvious but it is not the best way
most obvious but it is not the best way to establish an equilibrium
Claudia Mott Cecotto is one of the
Claudia Mott Cecotto is one of the mediators that has created very
mediators that has created very
mediators that has created very important encounters between
important encounters between
important encounters between perpetrators of political violence in
perpetrators of political violence in
perpetrators of political violence in 1970s in Italy and their victims the
1970s in Italy and their victims the
1970s in Italy and their victims the best argument against violence she
best argument against violence she
best argument against violence she argues is a critique of violence
argues is a critique of violence
argues is a critique of violence sword of justice cuts between victims
sword of justice cuts between victims
sword of justice cuts between victims and offenders innocent and guilty
and offenders innocent and guilty
and offenders innocent and guilty partisans of one and the other relevant
partisans of one and the other relevant
partisans of one and the other relevant from irrelevant fact as a mediator
from irrelevant fact as a mediator
from irrelevant fact as a mediator matsukata likens her word to another
matsukata likens her word to another
matsukata likens her word to another image that of the plough it is in the
image that of the plough it is in the
image that of the plough it is in the nature of the plough to work for many
nature of the plough to work for many
nature of the plough to work for many years it is in the nature of the sword
years it is in the nature of the sword
years it is in the nature of the sword to work but one minute it takes years
to work but one minute it takes years
to work but one minute it takes years and years to nourish and maintain human
and years to nourish and maintain human
and years to nourish and maintain human lives and human relations but is the
lives and human relations but is the
lives and human relations but is the plough a good image of restorative
plough a good image of restorative
plough a good image of restorative justice claudia matsukata herself finds
justice claudia matsukata herself finds
justice claudia matsukata herself finds anchorage in another image this is a
anchorage in another image this is a
anchorage in another image this is a logo of the Constitutional Court in
logo of the Constitutional Court in
logo of the Constitutional Court in South Africa it was made by a woman
South Africa it was made by a woman
South Africa it was made by a woman artist called Carolyn Perron this image
artist called Carolyn Perron this image
artist called Carolyn Perron this image you see in this image you see people
you see in this image you see people
you see in this image you see people sheltered under the branches of the tree
sheltered under the branches of the tree
sheltered under the branches of the tree to symbolize a justice that protects it
to symbolize a justice that protects it
to symbolize a justice that protects it is bait based on traditional African
is bait based on traditional African
is bait based on traditional African communities where people were literally
communities where people were literally
communities where people were literally sitting under a tree to discuss their
sitting under a tree to discuss their
sitting under a tree to discuss their disputes and conflict through dialogue
disputes and conflict through dialogue
disputes and conflict through dialogue the image also tries to represent
the image also tries to represent
the image also tries to represent another concept the concept of Ubuntu
another concept the concept of Ubuntu
another concept the concept of Ubuntu this concept refers to humanity but
this concept refers to humanity but
this concept refers to humanity but humanity made possible only through the
humanity made possible only through the
humanity made possible only through the existence of other people in fact in the
existence of other people in fact in the
existence of other people in fact in the images you will notice that dark and
images you will notice that dark and
images you will notice that dark and light are distinct the the branches and
light are distinct the the branches and
light are distinct the the branches and the people in a way artistic black black
the people in a way artistic black black
the people in a way artistic black black and white but on another level you will
and white but on another level you will
and white but on another level you will see that they are not distinct you do
see that they are not distinct you do
see that they are not distinct you do not see where does one start and where
not see where does one start and where
not see where does one start and where does the other end in my work in
does the other end in my work in
does the other end in my work in restorative justice I have been very
restorative justice I have been very
restorative justice I have been very inspired by scholars like Claudia
inspired by scholars like Claudia
inspired by scholars like Claudia matsukata but also others who feel the
matsukata but also others who feel the
matsukata but also others who feel the need to step outside their narrow field
need to step outside their narrow field
need to step outside their narrow field these scholars find anchorage in arts
these scholars find anchorage in arts
these scholars find anchorage in arts and literature I think in our field we
and literature I think in our field we
and literature I think in our field we need contamination we need to step
need contamination we need to step
need contamination we need to step outside otherwise we remain a closed
outside otherwise we remain a closed
outside otherwise we remain a closed system this image was made by street
system this image was made by street
system this image was made by street artist here in lovin and it refers very
artist here in lovin and it refers very
artist here in lovin and it refers very clearly to what I think a closed system
clearly to what I think a closed system
clearly to what I think a closed system is listening to oneself only speaking to
is listening to oneself only speaking to
is listening to oneself only speaking to oneself only if we ignore arts and
oneself only if we ignore arts and
oneself only if we ignore arts and imagination we lack the tools that will
imagination we lack the tools that will
imagination we lack the tools that will give us the necessary inspiration to
give us the necessary inspiration to
give us the necessary inspiration to understand what do we do why do we do it
understand what do we do why do we do it
understand what do we do why do we do it and how can we imagine things being
and how can we imagine things being
and how can we imagine things being otherwise but our brains are not
otherwise but our brains are not
otherwise but our brains are not instruments of representation they are
instruments of representation they are
instruments of representation they are instrument of action this is the reason
instrument of action this is the reason
instrument of action this is the reason why I’m very conscious of the importance
why I’m very conscious of the importance
why I’m very conscious of the importance of action and therefore I do like art
of action and therefore I do like art
of action and therefore I do like art that acts that moves that touches that
that acts that moves that touches that
that acts that moves that touches that represents and shows another image of
represents and shows another image of
represents and shows another image of what is possible I want to talk to you
what is possible I want to talk to you
what is possible I want to talk to you about another woman this our Dean Ian
about another woman this our Dean Ian
about another woman this our Dean Ian artist Mary Ally she died four years ago
artist Mary Ally she died four years ago
artist Mary Ally she died four years ago at 98 93 years old I was very lucky to
at 98 93 years old I was very lucky to
at 98 93 years old I was very lucky to meet her two years before she died in an
meet her two years before she died in an
meet her two years before she died in an Italian in Sardinia in 1981 Maria led me
Italian in Sardinia in 1981 Maria led me
Italian in Sardinia in 1981 Maria led me the truly unique piece of art in her
the truly unique piece of art in her
the truly unique piece of art in her hometown in ullas I for her art work she
hometown in ullas I for her art work she
hometown in ullas I for her art work she started talking to the people in town
started talking to the people in town
started talking to the people in town listening to their stories among the old
listening to their stories among the old
listening to their stories among the old stories told one story caught her
stories told one story caught her
stories told one story caught her imagination The Legend of the blue
imagination The Legend of the blue
imagination The Legend of the blue ribbon the legend told of a little girl
ribbon the legend told of a little girl
ribbon the legend told of a little girl who was in a cave with two older men and
who was in a cave with two older men and
who was in a cave with two older men and the cave falls down the girl holds on to
the cave falls down the girl holds on to
the cave falls down the girl holds on to a blue ribbon she sees in the sky and
a blue ribbon she sees in the sky and
a blue ribbon she sees in the sky and gets saved the men do not believe her
gets saved the men do not believe her
gets saved the men do not believe her and die under the cave now the legend is
and die under the cave now the legend is
and die under the cave now the legend is built on a real event that took place in
built on a real event that took place in
built on a real event that took place in olice I where when the mountain that
olice I where when the mountain that
olice I where when the mountain that stands on top of the town fell down and
stands on top of the town fell down and
stands on top of the town fell down and caused a tragedy it was this legend and
caused a tragedy it was this legend and
caused a tragedy it was this legend and the imagination of the little girl that
the imagination of the little girl that
the imagination of the little girl that gave the artist the right tools to start
gave the artist the right tools to start
gave the artist the right tools to start her project merchants from
her project merchants from
her project merchants from all over Italy donated meters and meters
all over Italy donated meters and meters
all over Italy donated meters and meters of blue fabric she asked the inhabitants
of blue fabric she asked the inhabitants
of blue fabric she asked the inhabitants to cut long blue ribbons out of the
to cut long blue ribbons out of the
to cut long blue ribbons out of the fabric of course some just watched
fabric of course some just watched
fabric of course some just watched because some people were very hesitant
because some people were very hesitant
because some people were very hesitant to to participate and but most people
to to participate and but most people
to to participate and but most people did especially children did once the
did especially children did once the
did especially children did once the blue ribbons were ready she asked the
blue ribbons were ready she asked the
blue ribbons were ready she asked the inhabitants to tie the town into itself
inhabitants to tie the town into itself
inhabitants to tie the town into itself tie every house to each other as people
tie every house to each other as people
tie every house to each other as people started to do this a problem emerged
started to do this a problem emerged
started to do this a problem emerged people were telling her they did not
people were telling her they did not
people were telling her they did not want to tie the house to the house of
want to tie the house to the house of
want to tie the house to the house of the neighbor because there were enemies
the neighbor because there were enemies
the neighbor because there were enemies the artists worked with this resistance
the artists worked with this resistance
the artists worked with this resistance and ask people to tie the houses anyhow
and ask people to tie the houses anyhow
and ask people to tie the houses anyhow but when there was friendship and to tie
but when there was friendship and to tie
but when there was friendship and to tie loaves of bread into the nodes or put
loaves of bread into the nodes or put
loaves of bread into the nodes or put colorful clothes to symbolize it also
colorful clothes to symbolize it also
colorful clothes to symbolize it also reminding us that friendship is rare and
reminding us that friendship is rare and
reminding us that friendship is rare and she told them to put nothing where there
she told them to put nothing where there
she told them to put nothing where there was no friendship now as the houses were
was no friendship now as the houses were
was no friendship now as the houses were being tied into each other a helicopter
being tied into each other a helicopter
being tied into each other a helicopter flew in float flew in and tied the whole
flew in float flew in and tied the whole
flew in float flew in and tied the whole town to its mountain in order to make
town to its mountain in order to make
town to its mountain in order to make peace with it now I know this image
peace with it now I know this image
peace with it now I know this image belongs to an art museum and not to a
belongs to an art museum and not to a
belongs to an art museum and not to a courthouse I also know that it’s very
courthouse I also know that it’s very
courthouse I also know that it’s very impractical to tie our courthouses with
impractical to tie our courthouses with
impractical to tie our courthouses with blue ribbons but I want this image to
blue ribbons but I want this image to
blue ribbons but I want this image to make us think think of what justice that
make us think think of what justice that
make us think think of what justice that restores and repairs would look like I
restores and repairs would look like I
restores and repairs would look like I think time has come for Lady Justice to
think time has come for Lady Justice to
think time has come for Lady Justice to grow up and become a woman a 93 years
grow up and become a woman a 93 years
grow up and become a woman a 93 years old woman is this how can how can we
old woman is this how can how can we
old woman is this how can how can we think about just images probably we have
think about just images probably we have
think about just images probably we have to think a little bit further about that
to think a little bit further about that
to think a little bit further about that but let me leave you with one thing
but let me leave you with one thing
but let me leave you with one thing tonight
tonight
tonight when you go home
when you go home
when you go home tonight tomorrow please look and think
tonight tomorrow please look and think
tonight tomorrow please look and think about images of justice when you go into
about images of justice when you go into
about images of justice when you go into a courthouse bow in respect in front of
a courthouse bow in respect in front of
a courthouse bow in respect in front of the statue of Lady Justice
the statue of Lady Justice
the statue of Lady Justice but look further for alternatives I hope
but look further for alternatives I hope
but look further for alternatives I hope our courthouses
our courthouses
our courthouses and our municipalities will lounge
and our municipalities will lounge
and our municipalities will lounge public forums inviting artists students
public forums inviting artists students
public forums inviting artists students and others to work together and imagine
and others to work together and imagine
and others to work together and imagine a justice otherwise and if it can be
a justice otherwise and if it can be
a justice otherwise and if it can be imagined it can be done
imagined it can be done
imagined it can be done thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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