I left San Jose last Thursday and I am now back in Salt Lake City for a few weeks. Before leaving, I had another opportunity to present my EAPPI experience to a group of faculty, students, and other interested persons at the University of Costa Rica's main campus in San Jose. After my presentations of the EAPPI program in Costa Rica, I am coming back with some ideas for the presentations I will give this coming fall. For sure, the most powerful element of the presentation is the support of the pictures. However, it is not enough to show them only; it is essential to take time to talk about each picture and to tell each personal story behind the picture. This is indeed the role of the witness. One question will stay with me while I will be preparing other talks: How many stories can you tell? Which ones do you share? And at the end, what becomes of the ones you cannot bring back?
Monday, July 5, 2010
How many stories can you tell?
I left San Jose last Thursday and I am now back in Salt Lake City for a few weeks. Before leaving, I had another opportunity to present my EAPPI experience to a group of faculty, students, and other interested persons at the University of Costa Rica's main campus in San Jose. After my presentations of the EAPPI program in Costa Rica, I am coming back with some ideas for the presentations I will give this coming fall. For sure, the most powerful element of the presentation is the support of the pictures. However, it is not enough to show them only; it is essential to take time to talk about each picture and to tell each personal story behind the picture. This is indeed the role of the witness. One question will stay with me while I will be preparing other talks: How many stories can you tell? Which ones do you share? And at the end, what becomes of the ones you cannot bring back?
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