Description
In the Home Stay Exhibitions young Rwandans are mentored to
produce photo stories which they exhibit in their homes, opening
the doors to neighbours and friends. Using photography to make
new conversations possible, the initiative contributes to social
healing in post-genocide Rwanda. This article provides an empirical
case study of the Home Stay Exhibitions as a form of localised
peace photography. It contributes to arts and peacebuilding and
visual peace research by demonstrating how photography is
harnessed by local actors to break down entrenched distances and
to carve space for inclusive dialogue around hidden areas of
peacebuilding including gender, justice and community.
