Surviving Genocide: the 1994 Genocide of the Tutsi
| Description: |
Surviving Genocide immerses the reader 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. Those stories are framed by two chapters chronicling and inspired by the transformation in Rugerero of a concrete burial slab into a powerful Genocide Memorial with its bone chamber, designed by Lily Yeh. An essential theme of the book is the importance of the dead for the living, of honoring the dead, of remembrance.Surviving Genocide evokes its world through images (photographs, drawings, paintings, pattern, and color) as well as words; the text itself is visually choreographed. The material in the book stems from Lily Yeh’s multifaceted Rwandan Healing Project under the auspices of Barefoot Artists www.barefootartists.org . Susan Viguers conceived and designed the book, incorporating drawings and paintings by Lily Yeh.--Shandy Press statement from Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website (accessed August 27, 2018).This book was made possible by a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Arts Residency.Susan Viguers’ artists’ books (and prints) always entail text. She is interested in the relationship (sometimes fusion) of words and images, the way image-making processes mold images, the pacing of narrative, and the way structure realizes that movement. The goal of her art making is the evocation of what can’t be expressed—beyond word/image/structure. She began her career as a scholar/writer and teacher of literature and writing. Her move into art came much later; she served as Director of the MFA Book Art/Printmaking Program at the University of the Arts for nine years--InLiquid Art + Design summary.$40 |
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| Origin: | 2017 |
| Created By: |
Viguers, Susan T.; Yeh, Lily |
| Publisher: |
Philadelphia, PA: Shandy Press / Barefoot Artists, [2017]. |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/1073 |
| Collection: |
Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Subjects: |
Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against--Rwanda. Genocide--Rwanda. perfect bound White Finch Opaque Smooth Book 100# paper |
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This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.