The Upright Men were presents during the 20th commemoration of the Tutsi genocide in 2014. Through light projections and exhibitions, these art works circulated and continue now to circulate around the globe to bear the memory of the victims, symbolizing the dignity of women, men and children and to fight against oblivion and ignorance.
Simultaneous light projection on the 7th April 2014
An international event made of light, a collective moment of emotion and of contemplation. The music of Mitch Gasser, the images of Bruce Clarke and the light of Sebastien Baudet moved hundreds of spectators simultaneously thanks to a countdown in:
Montréal
Exhibitions
BRUXELLES, Grande Place and St-Gilles, April 2014, with the help of the Groupov
BEGLES, chapelle de Mussonville, inaugurated by the Mayor Noël Mamère on the 30th November 2013 with Cauri et Ibuka
GENES, April 2014
GENEVE, Place des Nations, April-May 2014
LAUSANNE, Cathédrale, March-April 2014
LILLE, Parc Jean-Baptiste Lebas and Train station Saint-Sauveur, from the 7th April 2014 and during 100 days/nights
LIMOGES, l'Université de Limoges, May 2014
LIEGE, April 2014, with the help of the Groupov
LUXEMBOURG, CCR, Neumünster, from the 7th April 2014 and during 100 days/nights
KIGALI, Kigali Library Services, Avril-June 2014
MONS, April 2014, with the help of the Groupov
IVRY SUR SEINE, April 2014, with a concert organized by Gaël Faye for the benefit of the survivors with Appui Rwanda and Ibuka
OUIDAH and COTONOU, November 2012, workshop with artists from Benin on la Route de l'Esclave. Short film by Patrick Watkins. The Upright Men received the UNESCO label « The Slave Route ».
PARIS, exhibition at UNESCO, April 2014, with the Rwandan Embassy and IBUKA, as well as an exhibition on la Cathédrale de Notre Dame's parvis, the 27th April 2014 with the Collective VAN (Vigilance Arménienne contre le Négationnisme)
ROME, April 2014
SAO PAOLO, Museu Afro Brasil, May 2015
STRASBOURG, Médiathèque André Malraux, April-June 2015