Art and the recollection and resolution of trauma

How can art and art collections assist in the recollection and resolution of experiences of trauma and conflict and in social reconciliation?

That is the question a group of 10 Indonesian and East Timorese artists, curators, academics, officials and community workers have been exploring in a series of appearances throughout Australia this month.

University of Tasmania Associate Professor Pam Allen will chair a discussion tonight between the visiting writers, textile artists, painters and thinkers at the Sandy Bay Campus.

“With a shared background of conflict, these ten visiting artists are sure to bring a fascinating range of views on the role of art and literature in reconciliation,” Professor Allen said.

The visiting artists include Indonesian writer and journalist Seno Gumiro Ajidarma, textile artists Rosalia Madeira Soares and Jacky Ximenes from Timor Leste.

What: Indonesia, East Timor and the Arts: Recollection, Restoration, Reconciliation.

When: 6pm, TONIGHT.

Where: Stanley Burbury Theatre, Sandy Bay campus of the University of Tasmania.

For more information, visit http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2014/september/indonesia,-east-timor-and-the-arts-recollection,-restoration,-reconciliation
Communications and Media Office, University of Tasmania