Arrivals Exhibit FX Gallery Academy of Arts Banska Bystrica
“Zeze” Archival pigment print, 20x16 inches
“I came to the US as a refugee in 1994. There was a genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda; and when the killers were stopped in Rwanda, they were pushed into the Congo, and the killing continued. In 1995 I fled to Rwanda. During that time, I saw two movements of refugees: refugees that are moving from Rwanda into the Congo, and the Congolese that are also fleeing into Rwanda. So I became a refugee that way. I lived in a refugee situation in Rwanda, for about six years until 2001.”
Portraits from the ARRIVALS project coming to @galeria_fx
Opening reception: SEPTEMBER 21st 2023
Location @galeria_fx, Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Curated by: Katarína Balúnová @katarina.balunova
Live music by @sonakmet
5:15 – 7:15 pm
Survival, resilience, and renewal are the common threads woven through the narrative of the human journey. ARRIVALS: What’s Left Behind, What Lies Ahead shares the compelling stories of refugee, immigrant, and Native American diasporas that are foundational to our culture and help us to create a shared future. Through intentional dialog and the lens of a large format camera, participants invite us into their personal lives. They share their reasons for leaving their homelands, the challenges they faced, their arrivals, and the losses of what they left behind. By sharing these firsthand accounts, this exhibition seeks to inspire engagement within every community.
Image by @abale and @jon_a_cox
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