Click clack put the key inside
Open up the box and what do you find
2020, a year we all want to to leave behind
The year 2020 was a crucial, eventful, and difficult time. For a large number of the population, 2020 was overall an unfortunate year. The way in which the year 2020 differs from other years is that even those with personal triumphs and celebrations were forced to celebrate under the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, making the circumstances of the year widespread. The title for our exhibit is “A Year We All Want to Bury” because it represents the world’s determination to move on from the tragic events of 2020, learn and grow from the experiences, and create a better future for ourselves and future generations. By “burying” the year and all the artifacts used to commemorate it, we are putting the year behind us while remembering the significance of it.
Our exhibit includes artifacts regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, a representation of a few of those who have passed away and who we will certainly miss in 2020, and the significant election and protests that took place all in the same year. While many see the year 2020 as a hard time in the lives of those who experienced it, it is also important to understand and recognize the notable events that took place in the context of human history.
We feel our exhibit should be displayed now because as 2020 comes to an end, it allows us to look back at the hectic year everyone has had and put it in the past. Between the Covid-19 pandemic, the many people we lost, and the wild election, it is easy to say this has felt like one of the longest years in recent memory. It is time to bury what has happened and look forward to all the great things to come. It has become a running meme that 2020 is one of the worst years in recent memory. As we approach the end of the year we want to bury 2020, so that we can’t see it for now, but use a time capsule as a symbol that we will eventually “unbury” and look back on the year. Since our exhibit is a time capsule, it mainly consists of objects that represent aspects of the year, as opposed to works of art or photography. Though it has been a hard time for all, we need to remember that we learn more from our mistakes and hardships than from our successes. That is what we want our time capsule to be: a look back at a grim year where so many lives have been ruined, but a lesson for our future selves and future generations. So, as you journey through our exhibit, think of what you would put in your 2020 time capsule and what you would want to bury away for now only to be dug up later to provide a future lesson.
The goal of our exhibit is to demonstrate the progression, and endurance we’ve had with 2020. As stated before, so much has happened and has taken tolls on our lives. We have dealt with death, fear, tensions, and troubling times–but still surpassed. Throughout the entire year, we have banded together one way or another and will continue to do so. The essence is to capture each aspect of what has shaped our year and to give a little insight as to how it has affected us. We want to bury 2020 but be able to look back on it as a period of growth, a year that changed us all for the better, a year that made us more considerate, and a year we hope to never experience again.
Open Time Capsule
This is a video of a protest in front of a police precinct in Queens, it was in honor and in the participation of George Floyd’s death in the Black Lives Matter movement. Over the years there have been many instances where police brutality and discrimination have deliberately ended up harming or killing black lives. And these instances have been a part of systematic racism that has been built up over the years. George Floyd may not have been perfect but he shouldn’t have been murdered in such a way, and he should have gotten justice immediately. You can see how moved people were to join and what great cause they have played.
This is also a part of the Black Lives Matter movement when people were asking for change because it isn’t even solely about Black lives but in general of police brutality having overruled and created societal problems. Change needs to start within the system and protests were a way of showing this in 2020. Throughout the summer in many states and all over the world people protested for BLM because of how strongly they felt about it. There were several other cases over the summer and throughout the year that called for justice to happen such as Breonna Taylor and how she changed rhe world.
