Myths: Creativity Will Save Us

In this episode Rainier explores the myth that art can save us or that making beautiful things necessarily makes us better people. He travels to Córdoba, Spain, following the strange history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated Jewish manuscript that survived expulsion from Spain, censorship in Venice, Nazi occupation, and the siege of Sarajevo. What begins as a story about the survival of a beautiful object becomes an investigation into creativity itself and what it means to build toward the kind of world we actually want to inhabit. For More: People of the Book: Geraldine Brooks Create Yourself Alive: November 2-3 Join me in Charleston for Create Yourself Alive! It’s a two day immersion for creators who are ready to fully own their calling. This will be a powerful and intimate time. Click here for more