Alfredo Jaar's Rwanda Project at ING Cultural Centre, Brussels

Alfredo Jaar's monographic exhibition at the ING Cultural Centre in Brussels, running from October 10 to December 10, 2012, extends the Newtopia festival in Mechelen, curated by Katerina Gregos. The show focuses on conflicts and human rights in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Angola and the Rwandan genocide. Jaar's Rwanda Project spans photographs, light boxes, installations, and video projections, addressing the ethical documentation of suffering without victimization or voyeurism. The exhibition is sparse and sanctuary-like, with images commented on in a monograph given to visitors. Jaar critiques media's slow response to the genocide, which occurred just twenty years prior. The review by Bernard Marcelis appears in art press.