PRIO Centre on Culture, Conflict and Coexistence, Oslo Videos

Gervais Tomadiatunga is a trained dancer and his artistic practice is based on his past as a child soldier and as a child laborer in the coltan mines in the Congo🇨🇩 “Lost Souls” is a tribute to the child soldiers who lost their lives during the wars and ethnic conflicts in the Congo from 1993 to 1998.

“A Request” With this powerful poem, @Pacifist Farooq expresses the aspirations of Rohingya refugees that are trapped in a life without rights and without prospects of freedom. He states a desire to be part of our world, whatever it brings. The film was screened first time at the INSPIRE conference at PRIO last week. A Request My one last request to Almighty God. I wish to be born again with birth certificate, citizenship guaranteed and education ensured to taste the world how it is; delicious or not. Poem by @Pacifist Farooq, Filmed by Abdullah Habib,

We are very happy to have the privilege to announce the launch a call for applicants for the INSPIRE Art Award, a project under the INSPIRE Research Project at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The call is open to artists aged between 20 and 45 years old who have lived experience of political violence, violent conflict, war and/or displacement. Application deadline: 30 March 2023 An interdisciplinary jury will select five shortlisted artists working globally across media. - The shortlisted artists will have one year to plan and create work for a group exhibition at Nitja senter for samtidskunst in Lillestrøm, Norway in April 2024. - The award winner will receive a prize, a solo exhibition at our prestigious partner institution(s), as well as a presentation of their work at PRIO and at the Goethe-Institut Norwegen. Residency Unlimited will be hosting the artist for a one-month residency in New York. Now more than ever we can see how the impact of war and violence changes societies and people. Artists are often at the frontline of documenting, sharing and transforming experiences of war, violent conflict, exile and displacement. More information about the INSPIRE Art Award and to apply: https://inspire.gallery/art-award/