Healing from Genocide in Rwanda - Rugerero Survivors Village, an Artist Book

"The material in this heavily illustrated book stems from Lily Yeh's Rwandan Healing Project under the auspices of Barefoot Artists. That project included, among other things, drawing and storytelling workshops, from which the book draws. It tells the stories of two Rwandans who as small children experienced the 1994 Genocide. Their stories are framed by two chapters chronicling the transformation, in the Rugerero Survivors' Village, of a concrete burial slab into a Genocide Memorial with its bone chamber, designed by artist Lily Yeh and built by the villagers"--

About the author

Susan Viguers has taught literature, directed the University Writing Program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and published scholarly articles, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Her discovery of printmaking and book structure took her from the Liberal Arts Division to the university's College of Art and Design. For nine years she directed the university's MFA Book Arts/Printmaking program. Her artist books are part of special collections of more than 50 public institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Susan Viguers, Susan Viguers, Lily Yeh
• Publisher: New Village Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781613321348
• ISBN: 978-1-61332-134-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 190 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 402 g
• Illustrations: full color picture book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Kunst, allgemein, Art & Art Instruction, ART / Art & Politics, HISTORY / Africa / East, HISTORY / Africa / Central