Healing from Genocide in Rwanda: Rugerero Survivors Village, an Artist Book Viguers Susan
Demonstrates the power of art in the service of healingHealing from Genocide in Rwanda demonstrates the power of art in the service of healing, and is a testimony to responsive community process in a…
Specifikacia Healing from Genocide in Rwanda: Rugerero Survivors Village, an Artist Book Viguers Susan
Demonstrates the power of art in the service of healingHealing from Genocide in Rwanda demonstrates the power of art in the service of healing, and is a testimony to responsive community process in a highly sensitive environment. The work immerses readers in the stories of two Rwandans who as small children experienced the 1994 Genocide. It tells of the horrific tragedy each survived, the courage necessary for surviving, and the humanity they embody. Their stories are framed by two chapters chronicling the transformation, in the Rugerero Survivors' Village, of a concrete burial slab into a powerful Genocide Memorial with its bone chamber, designed by artist Lily Yeh and built by the villagers.The book is not limited to the literature of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, but belongs to the world as part of the collective human experience. It evokes its world