{"id":202597,"date":"2018-10-12T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=202597"},"modified":"2018-10-15T14:51:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T17:51:36","slug":"brazilian-portrays-refugee-children-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-portrays-refugee-children-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian portrays refugee children in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Looking at the camera with assertive gazes, Palestinians children and teenagers were portrayed by photographer Karine Garc\u00eaz. The Brazilian artist traveled through Middle East countries depicting the reality of those who have to deal with being refugees in their early years in life. \u201cI chose to portray children because of the smile. Their message is remarkable,\u201d says the artist born in Cear\u00e1. The pictures were put together for the exhibition Refugee Childhood<\/em>, which will open on Children\u2019s Day (12) at the Immigration Museum in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

Garc\u00eaz chose 28 images, shot between 2014 and 2015, a period in which she visited Beirut, Lebanon, Gaziantep, Turkey, and Yarmouk, Syria. The opening is scheduled for 11 am, free of charge. The exhibition will run until December 16 and the Immigration Museum states that four of the pictures were adapted so visually impaired visitors can interact with the images by touching them.<\/p>\n

With the exhibition, the photographer is looking to awakwen people’s sensitivities. \u201cThe goal is to arouse empathy and sensitivity in people. We\u2019re in a time of xenophobia, hate speeches all over. The idea is to awaken people’s sensitivities, be it towards homeless or refugee children or towards your neighbor,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition “Refugee Childhood” will open on Children’s Day (12), at the Immigration Museum, in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The museum\u2019s executive director Alessandra Almeida sees asylum as a mounting humanitarian crisis, and believes that society needs to understand the reasons for these displacements and show solidarity in face of this scenario. The museum also launched a campaign to collect toys in good state of repair while the exhibition is taking place. The toys will be donated to children assisted by social center Nossa Senhora \u2013 Casa de Acolhida. Prior to the show\u2019s opening, the workshop The world upside down: building a darkroom<\/em> will be offered to the kids. This Saturday (13) and Sunday (14) will see the themed visit Crian\u00e7as que Migram<\/em> (Children who Migrate), at 11 am.<\/p>\n

The project<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karine Garc\u00eaz got into photography in 2012, during a trip to Saudi Arabia to join the pilgrimage to Mecca. She\u2019s a Muslim. \u201cWhen I did the Hajj, I wanted to take photos of everything I saw. After that I went to Gaza. It was a unique experience. I had to learn the techniques while taking in a reality that\u2019s completely out of my context, one I only knew about from other people,\u201d Garc\u00eaz, an International Relations student, recalls.<\/p>\n

Taking a step beyond photography, Garc\u00eaz made Refugee Childhood<\/em> into a project. \u201cThrough the exhibition, I wanted to raise funds in order to undertake volunteer action in that part of the world.\u201d After holding exhibits in Cear\u00e1, Para\u00edba and S\u00e3o Paulo, she came up with enough cash for the first action. \u201cI was able to raise part of it, a reasonable sum which I used to purchase 100 school supplies kits which I gave away at a refugee camp in Lebanon\u2019s Bekaa Valley,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

The photographer says she\u2019s planning new actions involving work she did inspired by professionals like Sebasti\u00e3o Salgado and Cear\u00e1-born photographer Tiago Santana. \u201cI\u2019m thinking of portraying a side to childhood that people don\u2019t see. All they see is the drama, the portrayal of pain as spectacle. I wanted to convey the human side, the way children see, and the innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Temporary exhibit \u2013 Refugee Childhood
\n<\/em>Date<\/strong>: October 12 (Friday)
\nOpening<\/strong>: 11am \/ Free admission
\nVenue<\/strong>: Museum of Immigration\u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo (SP)
\nFind out more<\/strong>: www.museudaimigracao.org.br<\/a><\/p>\n

Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani & Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karine Garc\u00eaz<\/div>\n
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