Art of Peace: Art after War (Curtin University Symposium)
Event description
REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL:Â
Building 202, Room 122
Fine Art, Curtin University, Bentley
1 and 2 February 2025
What is the art that comes after war? How do visual artists address the trauma of war and life after conflict?Â
In the last thirty years, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, and Timor-Leste each emerged from different versions of hell on earth, from war, genocide and horror, and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of people. Yet peace can often be hard work and life in a post-conflict society is very different in each of these countries.Â
This symposium, Art of Peace: Art after War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, brings together three artists from each of these countries to discuss their work in the Art of Peace exhibition, on display from 1 February to 29 June 2025 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Â
Artists include:
- Adela Jušić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Mladen Miljanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) via video
- Aida Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Teta Chel (Rwanda)
- Cedric Mizero (Rwanda)
- Innocent Nkurunziza (Rwanda)
- Inu Bere (Timor-Leste)
- Dr Maria Madeira (Timor-Leste)
- Bernardino Soares (Timor-Leste)
CONTENT WARNING: Attendees are warned that the symposium includes topics that visitors may find distressing, including war, genocide, violence and sexual violence. If these topics raise issues, please call Lifeline Australia 13 11 14.
Day 1: Saturday 1 February 2025
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9:30am |
Registration |
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10:00am |
Session 1: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Introduction: Art of Peace
Researchers from the Art of Peace project from the three teams that travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and Timor-Leste introduce the work of the Art of Peace project. |
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10.45am |
Morning Tea/Coffee Break |
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11:15am |
Session 2: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Art of Peace: Timor Leste Chair: Naldo Rei (Timor-Leste)
Presentations followed by Questions and Discussion The artists from Timor-Leste featured in the Art of Peace exhibition discuss their work. |
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12.45pm |
Lunch |
1:45pm |
Session 3: 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Art of Peace: Rwanda Chair: Talia Lieber (UCLA)
Presentations followed by Questions and Discussion The artists from Rwanda featured in the Art of Peace exhibition discuss their work. |
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3:15pm |
Session 4: 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Art of Peace: Bosnia and Herzegovina Chair: A/Prof Uroš Čvoro (University of New South Wales) via video
Presentations followed by Questions and Discussion The artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina featured in the Art of Peace exhibition discuss their work. |
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4.45pm |
End |
Day 2: Sunday 2 February 2025
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9.30am |
Arrival |
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10:00am |
Session 5: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Chair: Dr Ana Dević (Aix-Marseille University )
Presentations followed by Questions and Discussion The curators and exhibiting artists of the Art of Peace exhibition discuss the exhibition with the project lead |
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11:30am |
Coffee break |
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12:00pm |
Session 6: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Peacekeeping in Rwanda, Bosnia and Timor-Leste Chair: Assoc Prof Sarah Minslow (Cal State LA)
Presentations followed by Questions and Discussion Artists in the Art of Peace exhibition discuss the longer term impact of international peacekeeping in post-conflict Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Timor-Leste |
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1.00pm |
Lunch |
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2:00pm |
Session 7: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Western War Art: Past, Present and Future Chair: Dr Wulan Dirgantoro (University of Melbourne)Â
Presentation followed by Questions and Discussion Leading Australian artists and former Australian Official War Artists, Charles Green and Jon Cattapan, discuss the role of the Western war artist in overseas conflicts. |
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3:30pm |
Session 8: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM The Generation After Chair: Laura Kevan (Curtin)
Presentation followed by Questions and Discussion Post-conflict artists exhibiting in the Art of Peace exhibition discuss art, culture and life today in Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Timor-Leste |
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4:30pm |
Session 9: 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Remembering Paul Lowe Prof Kit Messham-Muir (Curtin) A tribute to the life and work of our colleague Prof Paul Lowe (University of the Arts London), Art of Peace researcher and acclaimed war photographer who brought the world images from the Siege of Sarajevo, as well as Rwanda, Somalia and other conflicts |
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4:45pm |
End |
* Timetable subject to change without notice.Â
The symposium is organised by Curtin University. This is not an Art Gallery of Western Australia event.
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