Description
| Product ID: | 9781613321348 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Healing from Genocide in Rwanda |
| Subtitle: | Rugerero Survivors Village, an Artist Book |
| Authors: | Author: Lily Yeh, Susan Viguers |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, African history, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, African history, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Rwanda, c 1990 to c 2000 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 through images (photographs, drawings, paintings, pattern, and color) as well as words. The text itself is visually choreographed. The work draws from Lily Yeh’s multifaceted Rwandan Healing Project under the auspices of Barefoot Artists, a project that included, among other things, drawing and storytelling workshops. Susan Viguers conceived and designed the book, incorporating drawings and paintings by Lily Yeh. |
| Imprint Name: | New Village Press |
| Publisher Name: | New Village Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-12-21 |
