PAOLO COLOMBO

 

Europe is in deep winter with short days and darkness around, so it seems the right time! Connecting with this, there is a growing global malaise as we face unprecedented challenges in an atmosphere of disharmony. Where will it lead?

 

The word ‘apocalypse’ is derived from the Greek ‘ἀποκάλυψις,’ meaning to reveal, and comes from John’s Book of Revelation which prophesies the end of the world. This vision of a dark fate for humanity is present in many cultures who have their own version of natural and cosmic disasters. In the Aztec myth of the sun, the earth is destroyed 4 times! Throughout history, artists, writers and poets, have depicted, feared and ultimately speculated that the Apocalypse is now! In our own recent history, the year 2000 provided a myriad of reactions resulting from what might be called ‘Apocalyptic thinking.’