Aftershocks Exhibit
at the United Nations New York, November
2003 |
The artwork and journals
in this online exhibit were created by teenagers
who lived through the war in Bosnia and
children in New York City who witnessed
the destruction of the World Trade Center.
Though their experiences differ in kind
and are separated by time and distance,
their work bears witness to the effects
of armed conflict and violence on young
people worldwide.
All of the material presented in this online
exhibit were created while the artists were
participating in programs run by the Children's
Movement for Creative Education
(CMCE). These programs were developed to
help the healing process and are shared
here in the hope that they will help secure
peace for future generations.
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The artwork and journals from Bosnia were
contributed by thirty-five teenagers from
different religious backgrounds (Muslim,
Catholic, Serb Orthodox Christian and mixed
heritage) who lived through the 1992-95
siege of Sarajevo and its aftermath.
Created over the course of two years, their
work is full of pain but also charged with
hope for the reconstruction of Bosnia.
Over the coming year, the teenagers from
Bosnia will collaborate on new art projects
and work through the recent history of their
country together in a new program called
Youth
Choosing Peace. |
"I feel very sad.
I also feel like a part of me left. I feel
I will never be the same. When I think about
what happened and I look out the window,
I feel empty, just like the hole where they
[World Trade Center towers] once
stood touching the sky."
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-- Alexandra Kawczuk, 5th Grade
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Aftershocks Exhibit
at the United Nations New York, November
2003 |
The artwork from New York
City were contributed by elementary school
children who participated in CMCE's Trauma
Relief Project after September
11th. One hundred and twenty New York City
participated in this educational program
that helped the students cope with their
grief and included an extended examination
of Islam and contemporary Afghan history.
All of the works in the Aftershocks
web site were first displayed at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York
from 6-26 November 2003 in an exhibit that
was co-sponsored by CMCE
and the Office
of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
for Children and Armed Conflict. |
