BOSNIAN CONFLICTMegan Palmer

Genocide

■ A systematic and deliberate destruction of a racial, political, religious or ethnic group

■ Genocide in History

– The Holocaust, 1939-1945

– Armenian genocide, 1915-1923

– Rwandan genocide, 1994

■ Another example of a lesser known genocide, the Bosnian Conflict

Bosnia

■ In the early 90s, around 30,000 went missing and were presumed dead, along with

100,000 more victims by the end of the Bosnian Conflict

■ Forensic experts have recently discovered the largest known mass grave yet, and are

working to uncover every body and belonging

– The items being recovered are now being photographed in order to have a

visual archive of the things people lost

– After the items, are recovered they are also being used in war trials and legal

proceedings to prosecute people involved in the genocide

There were many artifacts and

items exhumed, most commonly

shoes, glasses, clocks or

watches and combs.

Ted Talk: Everyday Objects, Tragic Histories

■ Original Ted Talk and information by: Ziyah Gafic ́

– Bosnian Photographer involved in the visual archive of items and belongings

being recovered in mass graves

– Trying to preserve the identity of those lost, while also helping raise awareness

about the tragedy and allowing survivors the chance to remember and

hopefully heal them after the terrible losses they have experienced