Humanity behind colour: a door tent carried by a refugee in Arbat Camp2017
Artist statement: The notion of place and displacement explores issues of displacement due to socio-political persecution. It aims to reveal the difficulties and suffering of individuals who have faced displacement, manifesting a universal understanding for change, fragility and redemption.
I aim to address the catastrophe and the difficult reality of those individuals forced into displacement. However, the work not only highlights the desperation and fragility of displaced individuals, it also highlights their courage and compassion.
I worked inside several refugee camps in Kurdistan/Iraq from October 2016 to mid-January 2017. I encountered refugees from diverse backgrounds (e.g. Yazidi, Christian, Shabak, Muslim, Kurds, Arabs and Syrians). My objective is to draw attention to the commonality of displacement and the daily living conditions inside the camps.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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