In July of 2018, I met with artists living in refugee camps. These craftsmen and women are survivors of ISIS's invasions. They pass time in the camps by painting and offering lessons. These artists preserve their Yazidi identity through their artwork. With your support, we were able to connect these artists with customers worldwide. Through her art, Ahlem (as depicted on the left) seeks to raise awareness of the injustice their people have witnessed. At the time I met her, Ahlem was 14 and recently fled ISIS. Ahlem paints her story with aim of raising awareness of what the Yazidi population has suffered. Her paintings (shown below) depict the graphic reality of the conditions many Yazidi women suffered. Thank you to everyone who purchased a painting!
I met Falah on the first day of attending the Bersiva camps, he was an art teacher for the kids in the refugee camps. When I walked into the tent, it was covered with sketches and depictions all throughout the nylon tent. He had magically turned his tent into a canvas, filled with photos of young kids, local elders, women and his family. We instantly connected as he introduced me to his family and his artwork. His portfolio was incredible, inspired by realistic depictions of his surrounding. It seemed that his understanding of the world was the core center of his artwork, and consequently what was at the focus during his creation was amplified. Whether this was conditions at the camps, beautiful women he encountered, or the innocence that remained behind the eyes of the children he painted— it was all captured uniquely, and crafted in a way to emphasize each respective characteristic.
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