Art events and exhibitions
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Human Rights Art &
Film Festival, Melbourne, 2014
At the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival films and artwork from all over the world are presented. will challenge, touch and inspire audiences from all walks of life. It addresses humn rights issues and brings together artists and human rights organisations. Link to project's website |
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Kay Chernush: bought & sold:
Voices of Human Trafficking, photo exhibition, 2012
Kay Chernush's photo exhibition addresses human trafficking by combining his photographs with the narratives of human trafficking survivors. Link to online exhibition |
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Christian Holst:
BLOOD/STONES: Burmese Rubies, photo exhibition, 2012
BLOOD/STONES includes recent photography in video and print by Christian Holst who has traveled extensively through the country and its borders to provide an intimate look at the impact of natural resource exploitation on Burma’s 50 million citizens. Link to online exhibition |
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Newtopia: The state of
Human Rights, group exhibition, 2012
Newtopia is a major, international contemporary art exhibition in Mechelen (Belgium) dedicated to human rights. The exhibition will build on the long relationship between art and human rights and aims to explore the numerous and complex questions associated with the issue. It will chart the development of the human rights movement and its evolving discourse.
Link to exhibition's website
Newtopia is a major, international contemporary art exhibition in Mechelen (Belgium) dedicated to human rights. The exhibition will build on the long relationship between art and human rights and aims to explore the numerous and complex questions associated with the issue. It will chart the development of the human rights movement and its evolving discourse.
Link to exhibition's website
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Women
Between Peace and War, photo exhibition, 2011
The photo exhibition 'Women Between Peace and War' has been designed as an international awareness campaign that works to ensure that the voices of women and girls are not lost in the ongoing international military and political engagement in Afghanistan. Participating photographers are Lynsey Addario, Paula Bronstein, Jean Chung, Ron Haviv, Jared Moossy, Moises Saman, Stephanie Sinclair, Abbie Trayler-Smith, Veronique de Viguerie and Farzana Wahidy Link to online exhibition |
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CONGO/WOMEN, photo exhibition, 2009
Featuring the work of Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, and James Nachtwey, the installation weaves together large portraits of Congolose women and contextual images of the region’s culture and history along with explanatory essays. The result of this combination is a touring project which depicts the complexity of the situation and incites viewers to act. |
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DARFUR/DARFUR, photo exhibition, 2006
The DARFUR/DARFUR exhibition was created to depict the crisis that has made these numbers a reality. Through a series of multi-panel, exterior, wall-sized projections, DARFUR/DARFUR places the brutal realities faced in Darfur in context with the region’s vibrant culture and people. The human face of the continuing atrocities persists in inciting international support for the prevention of further destruction of life. DARFUR/DARFUR features the photography of Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Mark Brecke, Helene Caux, Ron Haviv, James Nachtwey, Paolo Pellegrin, Michal Ronnen Safdie, Ryan Spencer Reed and Brian Steidle. Link to online exhibition |
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