SANCTUARY&SUSTENANCE

Through photographs, moving graphics, and music, viewers have an opportunity to trace the journey of a family during the catastrophic events of displacement on a path to sanctuary.

The Project: Sanctuary & Sustenance
Through photographs, moving graphics, and music, viewers have an opportunity to trace the journey of a family during the catastrophic events of displacement, on a path to sanctuary, and through the long process of rebuilding life in a new community. Sanctuary & Sustenance aims to raise the public consciousness of these issues to a wide variety of people, and spark conversations about our collective responsibility to welcome refugees and encourage policy makers to act in favor of fundamental human rights for refugees and asylum seekers.

Client: ART WORKS Projects

Credits:
Produced by: ART WORKS Projects
Editor: Maren Wickwire
Video and Graphic by: Maren Wickwire
Directed by Leslie Thomas and Maren Wickwire
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Lee Maddeford and Roland Vouilloz
Jonathan Wiest
Ventanas

We are grateful for the support provided by:
UNHCR
The Frankel Family Foundation

artworksprojects.org

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Maren Wickwire_CT-2244.jpg — ISLAND IN THE SUN

The audio-visual installation mediates fragmented life experiences of migrants, propagating new interpretations and perspectives on the global movement of people through the lens of Cyprus.

Description:
The audio-visual installation mediates fragmented life experiences of migrants, propagating new interpretations and perspectives on the global movement of people through the lens of Cyprus. Despite restrictive asylum and integration policies, maltreatment and deportation, Cyprus remains for many individuals the first stepping-stone to reach European soil.

This journey is a play with fate. In hope of escaping the cycle of poverty and hardship, individuals negotiate their existence between work visas, pending asylum cases and intermarriage. Whilst separated from family members, the desire for freedom, safety, and self determination proves resilient. Overcoming barriers through the connectedness of social media and mobile technology, the imagination of future possibilities seen and unseen is without end.

“I am very lucky because this couple I am working for, they’re very good and they pay me well, comparing to the other girls. I hope that everyone is experiencing that kind of respect
but I don’t think so - I am lucky.”

— Laila, Domestic Helper

Please contact us for partnership opportunities and if you like to host the exhibition in your community, school or outreach event.

HOST THE EXHIBITION

Exhibition: Island In The Sun
Video and Photography by Maren Wickwire
Text by Melissa Hekkers

Past Exhibitions:
Goethe-Institut Nicosia, Exhibition Hall
10 – 18 November 2016

Restart Europe | Cyprus Youth Council
23 – 24 of May 2017

Cultural Centre Mills in Kaimakl, Nicosia
April 2017 | Nicosia

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