Cups of Memory
On July 11th 1995 the Bosnian-Serb Army murdered more than 8,372 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica. To mark the 30 year anniversary of the genocide architect Arna Mačkić (Studio L A) and artist Aida Šehović (ŠTO TE NEMA) present the exhibition Cups of Memory as a form of remembrance and record of the participatory version of the project that has appeared in city squares around the world. The exhibition’s location in the Hague takes on particular importance. The Dutch city is home to the International Criminal Court where prosecution of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity take place. Perhaps less well known, is the role the UN Dutch Battalion (Dutchbat), played through their lack of intervention in the genocide that took place in Srebrenica...