We walk through life feeling like we’re indestructible, while in …show more content…
These events, as well as many more, have altered our society 's view of the future. The fictional mass-destruction becomes a reality, and becomes a constant reminder about our impending mortality. Through these acts of terrible violence, we can no longer envision a positive future that was to a greater extent, viewed as ubiquitous, from times such as The Enlightenment or the industrial Revolution. Although there has been peace after war, compromise after collision, there has always been more atrocities, genocides, and wars. Then, there is struggle to answer questions about what it means to be human, as well as prepare for new threats, and deal with decrepit horrors(Vidergar 2013). Artist responds to historical events to cope with the possibility of an apocalypse in everyday lives, as well as work through the looming notion of mortality in our …show more content…
From an apocalypse, there rises the post-apocalyptic world, completely changed. Artist that explore the possibility of a world after the apocalypse also are exploring the notions of mortality. The belief that an apocalypse will occur makes the threat of our mortality predictable, according to Shmuel Lissek, a neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota. In collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health, they found that when painful experiences are anticipated, the anxiety of the event occurring decreases and we relax. The anxiety that is produced by uncertainty is demolished, This isn’t applicable to everyone, of course, but for a majority, the predictability of an end is a reason for us to stop worrying(Yuhas 2012). Fictional representations of an apocalypse can provide comfort to some, and awareness for