Pete Driessen
Pete Driessen: A Minneapolis Artist responds to the Rwandan Genocide: "Valentina's Nightmare," a documentary about the Rwandan Genocide shown on Public Television in 1996 evoked an artistic response from Driessen. He gave his own work the same title as the TV documentary which is about a young Rwandan Tutsi survivor who had her hands cut off and survived under a pile of bodies for several days. Valentina was later interviewed again in two subsequent documentaries, "The Triumph of Evil," (1999) and "Ghosts of Rwanda." (2004).
Contact Information: Pete Driessen <elroydog@bitstream.net >
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Valentinas Nightmare |
Valentinas Nightmare (Detail face) |
Valentinas Nightmare (Detail hands) |
Valentinas Nightmare (Rough Overall) |
Valentinas Nightmare (Face/Hand rough) |
Valentinas Nightmare (Hands rough) |
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