At the opening ceremony which took place on Saturday accused the governor Rose-Marie Frebran and cultural and civic chairperson Behcet Barsom which tied in with the theme of Human Rights, which has so clearly depicted in the artwork.
The governor Rose-Marie Frebran welcomed the exhibition of truth, goodness and patience art as "a thought-provoking guest" in Örebro County. She said that Örebro has enjoyed a good social climate regarding art, and has among other things, had OpenART-outdoor exhibitions where artists from around the world have been able to demonstrate their art during the summer.
- The art and culture to decorate, entertain, engage and influence. The words, sounds, colors, the brush can not be suppressed under any power. Although art is dependent on public assistance, it must still be independent, she said.
Exhibition "opens the door to the room that we are not accustomed to staying in, but we now have insight into.
- Art is always great when it is released, said the governor.
She personally experienced that the exhibition is strong where you see extremes in order to consider how the state of humanity, how cruel and evil can you be against good people with conviction.
- I hope that when our political representatives of Sweden hits rulers from China that they are always associated with the take up human rights issues, highlights the need to introduce human rights, for it can be said that they do not exist in China, said Frebran.
She believes that the good society can not develop if people are not free. For our society, it is obvious that we have grundlagsstiftade rights. There is freedom with responsibility. According to the governor shows this show clearly how important human rights.
- One can not develop the good society without respecting individuals and that we have to live in freedom no matter what we express the opinions, beliefs, or whatever it is. Something that we really agree on the international community is that everyone is entitled to the freedoms that we have adopted the UN Declaration on the rights and freedoms.
It would be good for Örebro to come and look, feel Frebran. They may stay in rooms you're not used to being but we need to go in. You should be happy that you do not need to reside in such place as shown in the paintings, but "we need to be aware that there are many who forced to be there, and that we stand up for human rights. "
The Chairman of the cultural and civic committee, Behcet Barsom, has herself experienced by parents fleeing from home how you can become a victim of violations of what we see as the obvious human rights. His parents came to Sweden in the mid 70's, so he knows how forces treat their citizens with discrimination and violation of injustice as a result. For them there was no alternative but to flee.
China is a closed country, which prevents foreign media to get close and get insight into the real world. Through the Internet, it has leaked out of the situation in the country "by reports of how people are tortured, executed and imprisoned or otherwise violated, which is sufficient to be able to feel disgust," said Behcet Barsom.
- Silence equals consent, to quote human rights campaigner Martin Luther King. These artists that we see today in this hall is not silent, their art speaks to us. Let us listen to them and let us together be standing on their belief in the respect of human rights, it is our duty to those who daily live in oppression, he said.
General impression of the exhibition was for him, "very strong, and speak clearly." He recognized many of the artists want to convey both personally and what my grandfather, father and mother have told me about things.
- It's very much I have felt again. What makes me sad is that you do not learn from history and the past. What is so terrible is that it still continues today.
He believes that both large and small countries can hide their grievances, but China can make it easier because the country is a power in the world today. It is easier for them today to buy the world's silence.
- The board that concern more was the lone girl in the painting an orphan grief (of Xiqiang Dong). Grandpa said he was also left alone in the age of seven. Come to a foster home, was abused and escaped from there. I can not understand how to do that to a child.
He thinks that the pictures have a different theme, they are exciting, diverse and enriching. He has difficulty understanding intolerance towards what is different.
- It's different enrich myself while it's exciting, you get curious. Why do you want to prevent this, I have no sympathy for, he says.
