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The MAC is pleased to present The Mystery of Tears - an exhibition which explores themes of grief, loss, love, longing and loneliness that embody intimate human relations.
Professor Michael Trimble of University College London's Institute of Neurology in his book Why Humans Like To Cry emphasises the social function of crying, stating that “we should not be afraid of our emotions, especially those related to compassion, since our ability to feel empathy and with that to cry tears, is the foundation of a morality and culture which is exclusively human.”
More so than any other form of emotional expression, tears are subject to shifting cultural and historical readings; symbolising piety and sensitivity in one age, and hysteria and weakness in another. The Mystery of Tears presents a series of works which elicit a sincere and powerful shared response on the part of the viewer.
