Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

Our project takes the words spoken by Jesus to Mary Magdalene in the garden after she discovers his empty tomb — noli me tangere (“touch me not”) — as a provocation for reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic, and on other pandemics, viral and social, that engulf us.

Featuring original music, paintings, photography, essays, poetry, talks, conversations, and more.

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Learn more about the iconographic tradition of noli me tangere.

See a comparison of John 20:11-18 in Greek, Latin, and English.

Photos by Alex Teschmacher. 

We ask how we might consider noli me tangere in this moment—this long moment still being shaped by the pandemic.

Supplications

- Jeremy Biles, Ryan M. Pfeiffer + Rebecca Walz

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Gallery Exhibition

- Noli Me Tangere Contributors

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Touch Me Not: A Film

- Nancy Saylor and Molly Smith

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Lo Vashamayim Hi

Gerald Cohen

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Browse Gallery