IN THE ABSENCE OF BOMBS. ART, WAR AND SILENCE

'In the Absence of Bombs' investigates this silence. In a time when horror is livestreamed and apathy is institutionalized, this book asks how such paralysis is possible and how art can contribute to recognition of the unfolding crimes against humanity? How do poets, visual artists, theatre and filmmakers unsettle the spectacle of shock? How can grief become a collective and political force, rather than a privatized void? Through testimonies from war zones from Gaza to Kharkiv, Beirut to Brussels this book composes a polyphonic res...[Llegir més]