![Images clockwise starting from the left: 1: Passerby near Damaged 101 Tower Skyscraper in Kiev [Алесь Усцінаў]. 2: Palestinians school children at a refugee camp in Beirut, in Lebanon on 6 March 2012 [Mohammed Asad/Apaimages]. 3: Children play atop a bullet-riddled building in Gaza [United Nations Photo]. 4: People Sleeping in an Air Raid Shelter in Kharkiv metro [David Peinado]. 5: Aftermath of an Earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal [Sanej Prasad Suwal]](https://u.osu.edu/armedconflicts/files/2024/09/option-2.png)
Embroidered Past, Imagined Future: Lucie Kamuswekera and the Violence in Eastern Congo, will open at the Urban Arts Space downtown (50 West Town St. Suite 130)
The exhibition introduces the work of Lucie Kamuswekera, an 80-year-old artist from the city of Goma in eastern DR Congo. By embroidering images about her country’s past and present on burlap sacks, Kamuswekera has visualized a regional history that reflects on the historical roots of its contemporary violence. Kamuswekera sees herself not only as an artist but also as a historian and educator who wants to help shape the future of her country. This exhibition will be the first introduction of Kamuswekera’s work to an American audience.
Events
Opening Reception and celebration of African Studies at Ohio State: September 21, 6–8 PM at Urban Arts Space, in collaboration with the Mershon Center and the Center for African Studies at The Ohio State UniversityGuided Tour: September 23, 1:30–2:30 PM at Urban Arts SpaceArt and Activism Panel: September 23, 3:00 PM at Urban Arts Space, funded by the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme “Conflict and Im/Mobilities” Grant
More here.