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Exhibition depicts Ugandan refugee camp 

Piloya Monica runs a landmine survivor centre in Unyama. A survivor herself, she works to help victims heal, as well as to help rebuild homes and buildings affected by the fighting in her country.

The exhibition, Limbo, is a series of photographs depicting the people of the Unyama refugee camp in Northern Uganda. Concordia photography students Matthew Hood and Devin Wells participated in the Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program (CVAP), spending eight weeks in May and June 2008 with the people of the village. For the past few years, Ugandans have been forced into refugee camps by the army battling rebels. When the fighting lulls, displaced people cannot be sure about returning to their homes safely, but the camps are not considered safe either. Therefore, in limbo.

The exhibition was shown here Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, and was seen by 1 500 viewers, raising $3 000 to be returned to Unyama. Hood and Wells are currently applying to bring the exhibit to other schools and galleries in hopes of raising further funds.