The exhibition explores the long-lasting impact of wars since 1945. International artists reflect on experiences of violence, destruction, and reconstruction in their works. From the perspectives of migration, to or from Europe, they tell stories of loss, flight, and new beginnings. And they recount the challenge of continuing to live. How do experiences of war shape the lives of future generations in pluralistic, (post-)migrant societies? What remains—and what is passed on?
Given the omnipresence of wars—in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, the Congo, and other parts of the world—these questions seem immediate and relevant. The conflicts and polarizations associated with wars are interconnected in the global world and are not limited to specific places or time periods. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, it is clear that the hope for peace associated with the post-war order has remained unfulfilled. Today, the consequences of armed conflicts are violently suppressed by militarized border regimes—marking not only territories but also the limits of empathy. Given this, how can we, within a diverse society, find a language based on mutual recognition of suffering and grief, and which rejects nationalist ideologies?
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