My Body a War Zone: Bosnian and English language edition

Willhemina E. Wahlin; Leora Kahn

My Body a War Zone: Bosnian and English language edition

Willhemina E. Wahlin (Designer), Leora Kahn (Curator)

PROOF: Media for Social Justice

Research output: Non-textual outputs, including Creative Works › Creative Works - Original - Design/Architectural

Abstract

My Body: A War Zone is a travelling exhibition in Bosnian and English. The exhibition was designed by Willhemina Wahlin (Charles Sturt University and PROOF: Media for Social Justice) and curated by Leora Kahn (PROOF: Media for Social Justice) and project partner, the Post Conflict Research Centre.

The exhibition features the testimonies and portraits of survivors of rape from Democratic Republic of Congo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia and Nepal. Featuring photographs by Blake Fitch, Nayan Tara Gurung Kakshapati, Pete Muller, Midhat Poturovic.

Exhibition opened by Edward Ferguson (British Ambassador to BiH), Midhat Poturovic (photographer), Hasija Brankovic (survivor), Tim Bidey (PCRC).

Exhibition has been shown as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19-26 November 2014) and the WARM (War Art Reporting and Memory Festival at BBI Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1-7 July 2015).

Sponsor: British Embassy Sarajevo

Original language	English
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	PROOF: Media for Social Justice
Edition	Bosnian and English Language Edition
Media of output	Artwork
Size	Exhibition design
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2014
Event	Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict - Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Duration: 19 Nov 2014 → 26 Nov 2014 https://www.p-crc.org/our-work/preventing-genocide-mass-atrocity-and-violent-extremism/preventing-sexual-violence-in-conflict-initiative-psvi/

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My Body a War Zone: Bosnian and English language edition. Wahlin, Willhemina E. (Designer); Kahn, Leora (Curator). 2014. New York: PROOF: Media for Social JusticeEvent: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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