Photo Exhibit: Shelter
Sarajevo Irish Festival | Exhibition
Apr 01 - Jun 01 / 10:00
Where:
- Historical Museum of BiH
- Zmaja od Bosne 5
- +387 33 226 098
- histmuz@bih.net.ba
- www.muzej.ba
Sklonište pays respectful homage to the people of Sarajevo, a timely reminder of how the horrors of war impact on innocent civilians. Opening is scheduled for March 17th at 7:30 pm.
Sarajevo, 1996. The city is under siege. Sniper fire kills civilians every day. The citizens of Sarajevo run to avoid being shot. They run for one thing: shelter. Sklonište (shelter) was spray-painted throughout Sarajevo to guide its citizens to underground shelters. The siege lasted 1,425 days.
An alternative reflection on the longest siege in modern warfare – 13,952 were killed. Expect the surreal, the tragic and the humour of a people determined to survive.
Combining the experiences and motivations of international aid-workers and the surrealism of war; Sklonište premiered at the Dublin Tiger Fringe Festival 2015 with accordionist, Dermot Dunne (Ireland), original music/concept Ailís Ní Ríain (England/Ireland), photography by Jim Marshall (Scotland/Sarajevo), stories from Sarajevan citizens plus contributions from Patrick Ketch (Ireland), Elma Serdarević, Amar Čustović, Amira Medunjanin and Elma Juković (Bosnia).
Exhibition is a part of second Sarajevo Irish Festival, with a rich cultural and entertaining programme will run from March 16th to March 18th 2017.
After exhibit, at 20:00, performance called "Shelter" will be held at the museum.
Visit SIF website for more details.
Free entrance.