regarding genocide
July
22, 2011
Art & Social Justice Conference
Saint Louis, MO
July
09-13, 2007
Seventh Biannual Meeting of the International Association of Genocide
Scholars
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cultivating
Compassion:
First Steps Towards Prevention
Typically when war and
genocide are conveyed in our culture, the images rely on the shocking
nature of these horrible situations. As one survivor from the DR
Congo put it, they extend the dehumanization he felt as a genocidal
target. If we are to encourage our communities to work towards prevention,
we need to present genocide in a way that is accessible so it cultivates
compassion. Although it is one of the most severe conditions of
our world, we can address it from an individual and human perspective
without either sensationalizing or trivializing it. Based on a site
specific installation in Sarajevo as well as the 2007 Genocide exhibition
at the Mizel Museum, this presentation will describe how fine artists
have manifested firsthand experiences with genocide as thoughtful
and sensitive reflections. These reflections include addressing
issues of disregard for human lives as well as the environment,
memory, resilience, survival and reconciliation.
View
conference presentation given by Lee Lee
Participants:
Dennis Chamberlain
Lee Lee
Izabela
Lundberg
Moyo Okediji
Undertones
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July
- April, 2007
Mizel Museum
Denver
The Dead
Weight of Complacency
10 "Glocal" artist interpret Genocide
Just after
World War II ended, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called
the atrocities that occurred “a crime that has no name.”
But by the time the Nuremberg trials began, genocide was the very
real name given the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial,
political, or cultural group.
10 "Glocal"
Artists Interpret Genocide displays fine art that deals with
one of the most severe conditions of our world from an individual
and human perspective. Participating artists address the issues
of disregard for individual lives and the environment, memory, resilience,
survival and reconciliation.
All of the
artists present firsthand experiences through thoughtful and sensitive
reflections without either sensationalizing or trivializing the
subject. Indeed, much of the work comments in admiration
on the strength and resilience of genocide survivors.
Through
these varied mediums, the exhibition illuminates the realities of
modern day genocide and seeks to motivate its viewers to begin dialogues
with themselves and others, asking questions and demanding answers
as to why and how genocide can be condoned today.
Overview
of Mizel Museum Exhibition Regarding Genocide
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inspired?
Organizations
who are doing constructive work in areas that continue to be affected
by genocide:
Clear
Path International; landmine clearance and survivor assistance
in Southeast Asia.
Genocide
Watch; building an international movement to prevent
and stop genocide.
Heifer
International; helping communities become self reliant
all over the world.
Mizel
Museum; Presenting educational art installations in regards
to the Holocaust & Genocide
OxFam;
committed to creating solutions to global poverty, hunger and social
injustice.
Women's
Caucus for Art; creating community through art, education,
and social activism.
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