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Refugees children from Darfur Sudan, and other countries that found refuge in Israel. They studing in a school that helps them in getting education, and other help.

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I want to honor these children, and represent them in my work.

 

 

Thanks for your thoughts.

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Surprising, given that they are likely from different countries with different styles. This may merely reflect the preference of the individual who selected these works from a larger pool. Observe the asymmetry of the shoulders (left shoulder higher than right shoulder) in the three paintings on the top row, going left to right - suggestive of a singular style. Fascinating that the painting on the second row, far left, is a head not connected to a body - really fascinating... Is this symbolic of the displacement from mother country - a person disconnected from all that is dear and essential to them? Nice of you to pay tribute to these future artists, my friend. Really moving compositions.
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A true testament to the strength and resilience of children, I find it amazing that most of the self portraits are happy smiling faces. To me this speaks of how life can be turned around for the better if fear and hatred are replaced by love and acceptance.
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Mike,Kelvin and Gord!

 

That photo was taken in a special school that is doing a hell of a work for the children, making their hard life better, at least while they are there and they are there nearly most of the day, with clubs in the afternoon, children garden in a separeate part as well!, a lot of professional and volunteer work is done there to help and eduacate the children, food, cloths, holiday celebration and you name it.

 

I don't see here all the faces smiling, but it is for sure a better life from the places they were running from.It is a small part from a whole wall with their faces.

 

Gord, Resilience is a good definition for the children, it is much less for the families.

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It would be interesting to show this to children and ask for them to imagine what each child is like according these works and explain why. "Dan," the boy in the bottom center looks especially in need of compassion (of course they all do). I hope they all find peace and happiness. Thanks for posting this, Pnina.
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An amazing statement. I'm assuming that this includes several paintings from the same child, and if so, it's interesting to see the variations in self-perception. The attempts to include bodies are limited. No arms. No feet. Only eyes wide open. These children are watching us, as they do.
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Thanks you both and all the others, that were participating in looking at these self mirror of the children.

 

Jeff, I don't know if there are more than one painting for each child, as there are a lot of children in that school, but I think that observing( or anlyzing) the paintings, I don't see many smiling children there.It is also a small part of a whole wall with these self portraits.

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You have been one of the more generous supporters of my work here at pnet, and I hope you do not take this the wrong way, but my comment on this picture is really more of a politcal rant than a photographic critique, but the subject matter does open that door. There is really nothing necessarily local about this series of images. They are, after all children's paintings, and you will find them anywhere from the Nigeria where I was born to the United States where I now live.

 

I am only wondering about the choice of Sudanese refugees when you live in Israel, which has a huge number of Palestinian refugees, natives of the land who are forced to live in their own country as eternal refugees, while you yourself, who was born abroad, call what was once theirs "home", then import thousands of others from other countries and then call these other imported people "refugees".

 

This situation is not unique to Israel, of course. I, myself, who was born in Nigeria, and was a refugee from the Nigerian civil war--as I'm sure you are a refugee from the Cold War Soviet Union--and I often catch myself thinking of the irony that I'm a "citizen" of the United States while an American Indian is merely a citizen of a "tribe", often the result of his ancestors being shipped into reservations where they died horrible deaths from desease, hunger, and other privations. I just wish we would all acknowledge our collective capacity to tolerate evil.

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It's always good to share works of those needy & less fortunate & bring to light to the world, that they exist & need help. Meaningful work , Pnina.( have you meet up with Spencer already?)
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You have a very skuwed picture of what you write, It is a very long story that PN is not the right place to deal with.I wonder if you know the Jewish history connected to the place which is called Israel. what do you know about the holocaust , if you know that the United Nation has divided the land after the holocaust for us and the Palestinians? Ben Gurion, our first priminister accepted , they did not! and started the first war against the new country, many of the refugees left the country because the Arab countries asked them to leave, antill they will finish to destroy the new country. Not even one country wanted to help them later on, and the refugees is a very good card for 22 countries (of their brothers) against Israel.did you know that a big part of the Jordenian population are palestinians? It is so much that you don't know, my friend, Propaganda is one thing, reality is completely different, so lets stay with photography, I will not enter a political debate, but I recomend you to get more knowledge by reading, and knowing more before you make a judgment.

 

So Thanks, and I will talk photography with you Emmanuel.;-))

 

BTW, Emmanuel, I'm not so young, and I was born in Israel!

 

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I like the picture, and that you've presented it slightly tilted which makes it more interesting. I was struck the same as Gord with how many of the faces are happy. I wonder if they really are, or if they think they're supposed to be.

 

Emmanuel's comments have moved me and hit me hard... as well they should. First, I want to say that for a picture to evoke strong reaction unquestionably qualifies it as art. So, I think this work is a success. Second, Emmanuel has reminded me that there is no shortage of man's inhumanity and cruelty to man, and it certainly is not specific to any people or country. We humans flatter ourselves by saying we're civilized, when we are so very far from it. Art, I think, is a major force with the potential to make us think and help us evolve, hopefully becoming truly civilized one day.

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A very humbling poster you photographed and share with us. For refugees, most of them seem to be happy, they must have received very warm and welcoming arms. The love and generosity of people volunteering to help others, I believe is contagious to the people they are helping and brings food for the souls of the displaced people in addition to the physical nourishment they provide the refugees.

 

Kirk

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For your connecting to this photo.

 

Cherlyn, for your nice feedback and understanding!

 

( Did you get my email?)

 

 

David Kirk and Amal, I think you have a wide soul ;-)), thanks for your words of wisdom.

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Nice mage. I am not sure if I want to comment on the picture or the feeling of their work. Technically this is a good shot with fine color and sharpness. It does a good job of capturing their images. I am struck by the sense of hope nin the individual images, very little dispair reflected in their faces, with the exception of one. Might have been a better shot if you opened up slightly to allow for the fram to be around all of the pictures, but that is a minor thing for me.Wellshot and well recorded. They could use this as a fundraising image. - Charles
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A very late thanks to Adan and Laurent...;-))

 

Charles, thanks for your wide visit and all your comments,I agree with your evaluation here about the frame , but that what I could do being there, we still work with them trying to help.

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