Climate Refugee Girl With White Veil - Limited Edition of 25 Print

I lived in Pakistan for over a year while working on a documentary film set in an orphanage in Rawalpindi. During the time I was there a massive climate disaster struck Pakistan in the form of the 2010 floods, which devastated the country - claiming thousands of lives, washing away whole villages and making millions of Pakistanis into climate refugees. These floods in Pakistan were perhaps one of the first great disasters of the era of Climate Change. I spent weeks following the catastrophic flooding as it swept down through Sindh Province. Along the way I began making portraits with the Pakistani villagers who were now homeless, living in schools and other government buildings on higher ground. This image is one of those portraits. While making these portraits I also made a short film for UNICEF about the Pakistan flooding of 2010, from the point of view of a Sindhi boy named Ejaz, which may be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Q3_nnyYFSIo This girl was living with her family in a government building near the town of Sukkur, Sindh. They had been sleeping rough along the roads as the escaped their flooded village on foot, carrying their few rescued possessions. Her gaze conveys both a stalwart pride in the face of adversity and also reveals the pain of what must have been a traumatic loss, possibly the destruction of her home and her sense of security. When we made this portrait, the girl was surrounded by family members in a large hall containing hundreds of refugees in her same condition. For this image I believe she borrowed a dress and veil from her older sister, whose parents deemed her too old to have her picture taken. This younger sister sat in her place, aware of her future. Her eyes speak volumes. The goal of my work in Pakistan and the other West Asian countries where I have lived over the past decades has always been to express to a broader audience the beautiful humanity that I found all around me. The people in these countries have suffered greatly through various wars and conflicts, but their character remains stronger than ever. My films and photographs are love poems to my friends and all the people I met and who allowed me to immortalize them in stills and in motion. This image is one of a limited edition of 25 The print is 34 x 24 inches, which includes a 2-inch white border The printed portrait image is 30 x 20 inches Signed limited edition print Rendered on museum quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, made by a fine art printer in the United States. About the paper: Hahnemühle papers are designed for archival storage are acid-free, which makes them highly resistant to ageing. The paper is also lignin-free, which means it should consist of linters or alpha-cellulose. Lignin-free paper does not yellow.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

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