Hope for renewal

Hope for Renewal: Photographs from Indonesia after the Tsunami was created as a tribute to those who died during the Indian Ocean tsunami and to the survivors of the disaster

Hope for renewal

Marco Garcia

East – West

2005

Abstract

Hope for Renewal: Photographs from Indonesia after the Tsunami was created as a tribute to those who died during the Indian Ocean tsunami and to the survivors of the disaster.

It is a catalogue inspired by the summer 2005 East-West Center Gallery exhibition of the same name. Like the exhibition, the book features color images by Hawaii-based photographer Marco Garcia, who traveled to hard-hit Aceh Province in Indonesia during January 2005 and returned five months later to document the progress of rebuilding efforts.

Garcia's photographs chronicle important stages in the aftermath of the disaster, from rescue and recovery to the rebuilding of communities that continues today. Also included is a first-hand account of surviving the tsunami by a resident of Banda Aceh who participated in an East-West Center program for future leaders