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Naming the Unspeakable. Art and the Truth Commission

The Truth Commission has begun a series of interviews called Naming the Unspeakable with different Colombian artists, all of whom have made the reflection of the armed conflict integral to their work. To date, six meetings have been held to discuss the role of art as a form of recognition and a means to understand the armed conflict. These meetings take as a starting point, the fundamental role of art in Colombia as a means to resist and witness the horrors lived amid violence. The Commission also recognises that art, through its many languages, can delve into the depths of the human condition.

Embracing Truth: Gender-based violence

Sexual violence has been used strategically in Colombia’s armed conflict to breakdown community ties, to punish, humiliate and subordinate, and to silence those who denounce atrocities. But the magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence against women and LGBTI people in Colombia is yet to be fully understood. It is a crime that remains massively underreported, silenced and denied.