Tag: Gael Faye
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Rwanda to France
For the blog post, I was told to find an African artist based outside of Africa. For Rwandan artists, the artist pool was huge. There were so many stories of Rwandan artist who had to flee and went to their respective country. But Gaël Faye stuck out. He was born in Burundi to a RwandanRead…
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pain and moving forward: rwanda and Gaël faye
Only twenty seven years after the Rwandan genocide, the country continues to heal and move past this historic tragedy. This painful historic background has not deterred the region to realize its resiliency and channeling the strength it needed to collectively heal. A peaceful country with progressive ideals, “The Heart of Africa” as it is known,Read…