The 'I Lived to Tell the World' exhibit at Oregon State University features stories from genocide survivors, including Dijana Ihas, who escaped the Bosnian War. This exhibition aims to promote empathy towards immigrants through personal narratives and their experiences. Director Peter Betjemann emphasizes the importance of connecting these personal stories to the local community. The exhibit includes multimedia elements such as portraits of survivors, the objects they carried during their traumas, and a discussion panel set for the opening. The exhibit runs until March 1, 2023, emphasizing deep, empathic engagement with the stories of conflict survivors.
I carried this instrument first, for 7 hours through the mountains covered in snow when we had to escape from Serbian attack on my home.
Our desire at PRAx was to engage in this project, in part because the survivors all live in Oregon. These stories are not just large geopolitical abstractions.
The multimedia exhibit will continue through March 1 in PRAx's Toomey Lobby. It includes portraits of survivors from various conflict zones, along with the objects they carried.
Sankar Raman, the organization's founder, hopes the project will promote empathic listening and understanding in audience members.
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