Charles Ayats

An afternoon in June. Tokyo. 5 p.m. A girl jumps in front of the subway. Her soul rises from the rails. On the platform, the witnesses of the scene are in shock. It revived a trauma in them, painful memories they never overcame...

Edvard Munch's The Scream has been universally reproduced. The famous face distorted by fear has so much struck the human imagination that it is now used as an emoji to express anguish. But how well do you know this iconic painting? Munch's demons and ghosts escape from the canvas to plunge you into the sources of the master's inspiration - and pass on some interesting secrets.