Prisoners' Objects - Collection of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (Hardcover)

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum houses an extraordinary collection of 'prisoners' objects'. These were made by prison inmates and presented to the ICRC delegates who visited them, as provided for by the Geneva Conventions. For over a century, these objects have borne mute witness to the numerous violent episodes that continue to ravage our planet, from Chile, Vietnam, Algeria and Yugoslavia, to Rwanda and Afghanistan. Made from simple materials - whatever comes to hand in a prison - these objects express the need to escape the world of the jailbird. As a Lebanese inmate puts it, 'Creating is a way of acquiring freedom of expression, it gives us a means to say what we think while everything we see around urges us to keep quiet and to forget who we are.' While some of these works touch us through their simplicity, others astonish us with their beauty or ingeniousness. Each bears the imprint of a personal story loaded with emotion, inviting us on a journey through time and collective history.

General

Imprint:	Five Continents Editions
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	August 2017
Authors:	Roger Mayou • Paul Bouvier • Isabelle Schulte-tenckhoff • Martin Rueff
Dimensions:	243 x 197 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-88-7439-760-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Naive art Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General Promotions
LSN:	88-7439-760-7
Barcode:	9788874397600

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