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Explaining Democracy

On the left, people represent countries the West has sought to imposed their systems on. On the right, an army runs towards them saying, 'How many times do we have to explain democracy to you people?'

This work by Bruce Petty is a piece of biting commentary on major Western powers’ pattern of seeking to transpose their own systems onto other nations. Petty suggests that when it occurs at the end of a gun barrel, it shouldn’t be surprising if they don’t instantly embrace them.

- Karen Middleton, guest curator