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A travelling darkroom teaches refugee children to use photography as a means of expression.
In Mardin, a city in Turkey near the Syria border, a program called Sirkhane Darkroom has been launched that allows children and teens in the area to photograph what is around them, with the aim of showing a piece of the world through their eyes.
The project was born in 2017 and was curated by photographer Serbest Salih, who studied photography in Aleppo before fleeing Syria with his family in 2014, as Islamic State militia progressed towards Kobane, his hometown. As told by CNN, Salih showed the boys the operation of analogue cameras, taught them the basics of image composition and technique and provided film cameras for use for a couple of weeks. Then he showed how to develop photos and choose the best ones.
A hundred photos were collected in a book ‘We Gasp For More Than Just Air’ published by Mack. Sirkhane Darkroom is part of Her Yerde Sanat-Sirkhane, a not-for-profit organisation that runs a circus school, art festival and music school for children from war zones, to which all proceeds from the book will go.
In 2019 Salih thought to make his project mobile and began travelling across the border to offer laboratories to children and children aged 7 and older, until with the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 shifting became more complicated. Many of the children who made the photographs are refugees fleeing the war in Syria and Iraq: the project is aimed at teaching them to use photography as a means of expression.
In the conclusion of the book, Salih writes: ′′ When you look at these photographs collected together, you see children sharing real moments of their lives: inside their homes, with their friends, with family. It’s not the photographs adults would expect to see when they grew up surrounded by conflict; it’s not photographs of trauma or sadness. I am a testament to the resilience of childish imagination, the healing power of photography and the enchanting perspective of childhood.”
Washington Post photo editor Kenneth Dickerman highlighted how photographing is a tool to be seen and how ′′ seeing people and recognising them helps restore a sense of self. And sharing it with the world helps to cement that sense of self.”
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Shining a light on the stories of millions of young refugees across Europe is Little Amal, a 3.5-metre tall puppet deemed to be one of the most innovative and adventurous public artworks ever attempted.
The refugee puppet started her journey in July, travelling through Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, following the route that a child migrant from Syria might take. Her walk highlights the plight of millions of refugee children – many unaccompanied and separated from their families – who are forced to undertake harrowing journeys under life-threatening conditions. Unfortunately, the pandemic has made their situation even worse.
This travelling festival of art brings a powerful message of hope and raises awareness of displaced children worldwide. In every city, crowds (often in their hundreds) have welcomed Little Amal, including the Pope, keen to be a part of this momentous journey. As well as see how the puppet interacts, which registers all kinds of emotions such as happiness, anger and occasionally pain – all the feelings that a nine-year-old child-like Amal might experience.
Amir Nizar, Artistic Director of The Walk, says “The purpose of The Walk is to highlight the potential of the refugee, not just their dire circumstances. Little Amal is 3.5 metres tall because we want the world to grow big enough to greet her. We want her to inspire us to think big and to act bigger.”
Find out more about this extraordinary story and where she is on her journey at: www.walkwithamal.org
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We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underprivileged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
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We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
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We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
Zeynep: “People think that only cars use this road- I wanted to show that animals do too”
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underprivileged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are very proud to present the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
We are proud to present you the photography work of children for the Sirkhane Darkroom project.
DARKROOM is a small mobile photography workshop for vulnerable and underpriviliged children residing in the south east of Turkey, a few miles from the Syrian border.
The project is part of Sirkhane, whose mission it is to provide hope and beauty through social circus, music and arts for the most vulnerable children effected by conflicts and war
Discover more about the project here: https://heryerdesanat.org/darkroom
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Raphael Bouquet (7)
About his illustration, Raphael says: “This drawing is of the planets because I think space is amazing, I always like looking up at the sky at night to see the stars.” What Raphael would like to see change in the world: “What I would like to see in the world is for people not to die of Coronavirus. This makes me feel very sad.”
Raphael Bouquet: “What I would like to see in the world is for people not to die of Coronavirus. This makes me feel very sad.”
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Quincy Nelson-Watson (3)
Quincy’s drawing is of his birthday party, playing with balloons and eating cake.
What Quincy thinks is beautiful: “My garden and playing hide & seek with my sister.”
Quincy Nelson-Watson: “I love my garden and playing hide & seek with my sister.”
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Acacia Nelson-Watson (6)
About her illustration, Acacia says says: “This drawing is of my family on my birthday and hanging a pinata from the tree.”
What she thinks is beautiful: “Family, friends, laughing, fun and nature.”
What Acacia would like to see change in the world: “I want Coronavirus to go away. I want to see my aunty and cousins feel safe when they come from Belgium and see me in England.”
Acacia Nelson- Watson: ” I love my family, friends, laughing, fun and nature.”
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Bea Bouquet (11)
My idea of beauty is being by the sea. My Mummy asked me where I wanted to go for a short break in Belgium and I said anywhere as long as it is near water. I love to be near water whether it is the sea, a river or a lake. That is my idea of beauty. I feel relaxed then.
My hope for the future is that people will start caring more about the planet we live on. I want people to care about young people like me having a future. I want to be like Greta Thunberg. She’s not bothered about being popular, she just wants to save the world.
Quote: “I want to be like Greta Thunberg. She’s not bothered about being popular, she just wants to save the world.”
In Obudu Mountain there is so much to come across and there are several waterfalls to see. They have the Grontto fall, where the pool is not too deep. The one pictured is one of the deepest pools, which is about 20 feet deep. Only little kids were found swimming in this deep pool -they are great swimmers!
Story and photos by Babatunde Aremu, Nigeria- one of the artists taking part in Beauty for a Better World