I do not think I looked at the role of arts in expressing protests on-line, so here is an action worth mentioning: Facebook based 'Action against Genocide' has generated 4,500 fans around the exhibition of works by Zeno Olech featured on-line and off-line (Bonn, Krakow, Warsaw, Lviv). It's interesting to see such a small initiative nicely combining the real and virtual worlds (as well as suggested promotioanl assets) while sending strong message around important topics.
Have a look at the website and let me know what you think. What feelings does the landing page and virtual gallery provoke in you? Would you share it with your friends? (You know what I think - I just did;)).
I must admite that I have signed to it following fb friends and do not have a clear idea what is it about
so thanks for the post. It motivates me to check it now.
and i sighed because i like and identify with the slogan
Here’s one concrete example of how Facebook has become so much a part of the new media.
Beautiful pictures, but very abstract. (I looked at the online exhibition). I think it would be excellent for discussing genocide with teenageers for example. Questions about genocide tend to be very political - everyone is against genocide, but in a concrete case people often have differnt opinions wether it is a genocide or not (ex. amernians in Turkey). Maybe you can get around all of that by tackling the problem throgh art?
I think art has always been very good way of channeling difficult topics to different audiences, so I am happy it is also used on the web - which in a way is a good tool for creativeness as it is. The notion of targeting younger generation is very important, I think. It remings me of the book written for teenagers about Guantanamo Bay (I actually read it without knowing it was aimed at younger generation, and found it equally shocking, but it’s a different story): ‘Guantanamo Boy’
I kind of agree with Daniel. A great initiative, anyway. Thanks for the book suggestion, Sylwia.
No problem;)