A Crushed Image (20 years after Srebrenica)

Part of See You in The Hague

In 1995, under the watch of Dutch soldiers, thousands of Muslims were removed from a protected enclave in Srebrenica. Many of them were later murdered.

Now—20 years later, and specifically in The Hague, where the Yugoslavia Tribunal is concluding its work and the Dutch government is seated—artist Peter Koole wants to exhibit his Balkan Paintings (2005–2011). This series of works aims to keep the memory of the genocide alive. In painful and sometimes hysterical paintings, he explores doubt, madness, and the facade of politics—in the media, among the survivors, and within himself. In doing so, he evokes our discomfort—a feeling perhaps more appropriate for “20 Years After Srebrenica” than mere resignation.

The exhibition also features new work by Jason File, who is both an artist and a prosecutor at the Yugoslavia Tribunal. In several pieces, he explores alternative ways of gaining insight into legal evidence, sometimes literally incorporating materials from the Tribunal into his work. “There is so much more potential for the material used than just evidence,” he says.

A Crushed Image (20 Years After Srebrenica) is made possible in part by the Municipality of The Hague.

Saturday, 11 July 2015, 3:00 PM
National Srebrenica Commemoration
Location: Plein, The Hague

On 11 July 1995, the Srebrenica Massacre took place—the mass murder of an estimated 8,000 Muslim boys and men who were officially under the protection of a Dutch UN battalion. Since 1997, an annual commemoration has taken place in The Hague.
www.srebrenica-herdenking.nl