The stories that we tell and the pictures that we paint of peace influence how we imagine, understand, promote and work towards it. The items in this ‘room’ explore different ways of representing peace in art, dance, music, film and other kinds of storytelling. We want to draw attention to long-standing habits and innovative approaches, because both can get us thinking about peace in unexpected ways. We encourage visitors to look critically at different techniques and to ask themselves how they might represent peace in different media. Above all, we want to raise awareness of the impact that storytelling can have, not only on how we visualise peace but also on how we build it and what kinds of peace we invest in. How have different representations of peace influenced the way you understand it? What narratives or representations of peace have you shared with others? And what habits of visualising peace would you be keen to encourage in future?
How do children visualise ‘Life after Conflict’?
Since 2013, the charity Never Such Innocence (NSI) has been giving children and young people a…
Peace is Fun!
What do you remember learning about peace as you grew up? By the time…
Dad’s Army: Pockets of Peace and Humour?
Still from Dad’s Army (1971), directed by Norman Cohen; timestamp 1.20.00-1.27.52, accessed via BoB…
Fractured Peace: a visual representation
Inspired by our discussions of different methods of visualising peace – and in particular,…
Journey: visualising peace through gaming
Fig. 1 – The Traveller in front of a statue of the past Designed…
Inner peace
‘Inner Peace’ Otilia Meden, April 2022 Peace within me, Peace surrounding me, Peace from me,By thy…
Cyber peace and artivism, with Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox
Theatre of War: Techno-Colonised Planet Gouache on paper, 2022 In ‘Theatre of War: Techno-Colonised Planet’…
Woo Youngmi, Seoul Fashion Week 2018
Woo Youngmi 2019 A central theme of Seoul Fashion Week in Fall/Winter 2018 was…
Valentino’s ‘Peace Dress’
Valentino’s ‘peace dress’ on displace in front of the Augustan ‘Altar of Peace’ in…
Souvenir Official, ‘Protect Peace’
https://souvenirofficial.com/protect-peace/ Most of the items in this museum that look at fashion as a…
Intergalactic Freedom Dress
Intergalactic Freedom Dress by DRESSX and TTSWTRS The Intergalactic Freedom Dress is perhaps one…
Isha Sadhguru’s ‘Fashion for Peace’
‘Fashion for Peace’ is a collaboration between Isha Sadhguru, an Indian yoga guru, and…
Jean Gritsfeldt, Berlin Fashion Week 2022
Fashion designers undoubtedly have the power to create stark, complex and shocking shows, either…
UTOPIA / DYSTOPIA
In 2020, a fashion collection was showcased as part of an art exhibition for…
Pockets of Peace in Ukraine, Spring 2022: A Reflection
An emerging trend in International Relations literature conceives of peace as acts of empathy…
Pockets of Peace in Ukraine, Spring 2022: Care for Animals
On 24 February 2022, the Russian army invaded Ukraine, starting the first international land…
Pockets of Peace in Ukraine, Spring 2022: Care for Nature
On 24 February 2022, the Russian army invaded Ukraine, starting the first international land…
How to make a Fruit Basket for the Aliens
During the summer I was 14 years old, I went to a two-week summer…
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
Trigger warning – suicide “Most men and women will grow up to love their…
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Du musst Caligari werden. (‘You must become Caligari.’) Fittingly, perhaps, accounts of the production…
‘The Ash that Travelled’ by K. H. Miris
‘The city that was burntWas reborn on another coast’ Despite popular belief that the…
Visualising Peace after Forced Displacement
Marios Diakourtis, April 2022 As I was researching narratives to incorporate into our Museum…
‘Jasmine’ by Nora Nadjarian
“… But the garden was not hers, she was told. Nor was the aroma,which…
Peace from Pieces
Visualising Peace, Harris Siderfin 2022 As well as examining how other people visualise peace…
Oseh Shalom
עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ Oseh Shalom is a prayer that appears…
Pentagon Peace Pals
Cuddling up to ‘peace’ in military contexts A Pentagon ‘Peace Pal’ This stuffed bear…
Peace Through Movement
‘I have always turned to dance as a means of feeling at peace –…
Story #1913
“I felt personally responsible for creating those target packages which led to the deaths…
Peace Banner
Artwork by Zofia Guertin During our research into different habits of visualising peace, our…
Moral Injury: Healing
“Moral Injury: Healing” is the final part of a three-part series by the Huffington…
Combat Story #28: Elliot Ackerman
Visualising Peace as Story-Sharing “I don’t agree with his ideology […] I’m not too…
A Blank Newspaper
‘Art changes people’s minds and people change the world.’ Shamsia Hassani Blank Newspaper, Shamsia…