Paul Seawright, Beasts of Burden

Hardback book to accompany the exhibition 'Beasts of Burden' published by Strzelecki Books Cologne and Stadtische Galerie Nordhorn April 2021. 'Beasts of Burden', a new body of work by Paul Seawright, explores reconciliation in Rwanda.

"During the Rwandan genocide of 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered an estimated one million people, mostly of the Tutsi minority in just 100 days.

Started by Hutu nationalists in the capital of Kigali, the genocide spread throughout the country with shocking speed and brutality, as ordinary citizens were incited by local officials and the Hutu Power government to take up arms against their neighbours.

25 years after the genocide a unique initiative pairs perpetrators with their
victims - where they raise a cow together, in an effort to reconcile and develop a sustainable future." - Paul Seawright

Edited by Thomas Niemeyer, Städtische Galerie Nordhorn
Hardcover with linen cover, 72 pages, 32 coloured illustrations
Height 26.8 cm, Width21 cm
Nordhorn Municipal Gallery
ISBN-10 3-946770-78-9 / 3946770789
ISBN-13 978-3-946770-78-7 / 9783946770787