JUSTICE

March 30 - September 30, 2023

Science Gallery Atlanta, sponsored by Emory University, is excited to present its JUSTICE exhibition season, with a 9,000 square foot exhibition at the historic Pullman Rail Yards, accompanied by a suite of public programs—all informed by a global community of creatives and thought leaders in collaboration with artists, researchers, and youth from the Atlanta region, plus area research universities and organizations.

JUSTICE examines the relationships between individuals and the systems that impact their lives, the intersection of those systems more broadly, and the agency of individuals to influence those institutions.

We are always trying to find new ways to coexist—across communities, families, time zones, timelines, counties, countries, and political parties, whether via formal boundaries or loose connections, and in both real life and digital spaces. Yet how we live with each other, how we discuss difficult issues while listening to opposing views, and how we shape the worlds we live in, is often the subject of debates, policies, trends, and competition.

At any moment we may be encountering a range of perspectives and values that challenge us to reevaluate the systems that govern our world and influence our lives. But how do we make sense of it all? How do we decide what is the best path for now, and for the future?

This JUSTICE exhibition season invites researchers, artists, and audiences to contemplate and reimagine some of the current big ideas in our society that have local and global impact— criminal justice, labor practices, transit, climate change, housing, food access, health inequity, data agency, and more.

The central question for this exhibition is, '“What is justice?” And by engaging with the artwork and experiences on display, we hope you will develop new answers to that question that begin to reshape our world. Through JUSTICE, we invite you to convene, share and respectfully debate ideas, and be inspired act.

EXPLORE THE EXHIBITS

FACES BEHIND JUSTICE

Behind each exhibit is a story of collaboration and creativity. Faces of JUSTICE captures the inception, process, delivery, and intentions of the exhibits within Science Gallery Atlanta’s exhibition. These stories explore the work and partnerships between Emory researchers and the artists that make this exhibition possible.