I did a presentation in my contemporary Art Criticism class about two weeks ago. I t was on the artist Natalia Almada whom I recently posted about. I talked with the class about storytelling. I'm so interested in stories. Like: why do we share them?

Why are they significant to us? 

What do we as Humans learn form telling stories, and just how do they shape us, and by extension of us how do stories in turn shape our culture, our environment; our reality our world?

It was interesting to hear the classes responses. I shared about Almada and how she shares stories through videography. But there are so many ways to tell stories. Whats that saying? A picture is worth a thousand words. A thousand. Mostly I agree with that. And as a minimalist I am intrigued by that concept. How can I say more with less?

I shared this example of powerful storytelling:

There are so many stories in this single image.

Another example we viewed was this short commercial series that was shown in the UK. A powerful use of story to help make an incomprehensible current event more comprehensible, to nations that have little way to really understand what it could mean to be a refugee:

"The most shocking second a day"  the story continues with "still the most shocking second a day"

these two short videos put into story form the refugee crisis.

Stories are so powerful. When told well, when told right they can bring us to truth they can change a nation; they can change a heart. They change us.