Is adversity the key to making great art? Must we sink to rock bottom to write the perfect break-up album or a life-changing guidebook to recovery? Can hostile political conditions be a fulcrum for progressive social change? Is conservatism the kryptonite we need to stoke the fire in our bellies?

In this special session curated and hosted by MWF First Nations Curator Daniel Browning, writers and thinkers Brook Garru Andrew, Nayuka Gorrie and Bebe Oliver come together to look at the intersections of art and adversity, and consider whether personal, political and social ruptures offer the necessary impetus to the creation of great works of art.