Map no.15: From Jaffna, Sri Lanka
No.15 from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Map narrating a journey from Si Lanka through Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, into Serbia. From a series of narrative maps documenting the journeys of individual refugees to Serbia, and some of their experiences – of persecution and violence, but also of friendship, solidarity and hope. In making the maps, the artist was keen to represent the journeys as factually as possible, in order to avoid overly dwelling on suffering. This makes the works a respectful and dignified way of re-telling the stories of journeys undertaken by people forced to leave their homes. Balmazovic worked with refugees in Serbia, at the Bogovada reception centre, interviewing people about their journeys after being invited to undertake a project there by the centre. The maps have since been used in workshops with high school students, to try to question attitudes towards refugees in Serbia, and have been displayed at the Baltic in Gateshead, and at the Museum of Modern Art at Ljubljana.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA8728 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Map |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Balmazovic, Djordje |
Credit: | © Djordje Balmazovic. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Acquired with Art Fund support. |